Epidural emphysema and pneumoscrotum caused by bronchial foreign body aspiration.
10.3345/kjp.2007.50.8.785
- Author:
Dong Yeon KIM
1
;
Woo Yeon CHOI
;
Young Kuk CHO
;
Jae Sook MA
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang-ju, Korea. gsoo@jnu.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foreign body;
Emphysema;
Epidural space;
Pneumoscrotum;
Children
- MeSH:
Asthma;
Child;
Emphysema*;
Epidural Space;
Foreign Bodies*;
Humans;
Infant;
Male;
Mediastinal Emphysema;
Subcutaneous Emphysema
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2007;50(8):785-788
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Epidural emphysema and pneumoscrotum with subcutaneous emphysema are rare in a child past the neonatal period. Their most common causes are bronchial asthma and respiratory infection. Here, we report an 18-month-old boy who was presented with severe air leak, consisting of epidural emphysema, pneumoscrotum, subcutaneous emphysema, and pneumomediastinum, complicated by a bronchial foreign body. The air leak was resolved dramatically after removing the foreign body.
