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Pneumomediastinum, an Unusual Complication of Facial Trauma

2005; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 84; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/014556130508400515

1942-7522

Peter Monksfield, Olivia Whiteside, S. M. Jaffe, Nick Steventon, Chris Milford,

Emergency and Acute Care Studies

Pneumomediastinum is often an incidental finding following a blunt or penetrating trauma to the neck or chest. We report a rare case of pneumomediastinum following an isolated facial trauma that was diagnosed on imaging. We also review the clinical signs of this condition, its radiologic characteristics, and the 18 previously reported cases of pneumomediastinum following facial trauma.