A case of Intrapartum Subcutaneous Emphysema After Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery with Vacuum Extraction.
- Author:
Sung Chul PARK
1
;
Ki Wan KIM
;
Yoon Ki PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. yoonki@med.yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Subcutaneous emphysema;
Labor complications
- MeSH:
Adult;
Female;
Humans;
Infant;
Labor Pain;
Male;
Mediastinal Emphysema;
Neck;
Obstetric Labor Complications;
Perineum;
Pharyngitis;
Pneumothorax;
Postpartum Period;
Pregnancy;
Radiography;
Subcutaneous Emphysema*;
Thorax;
Vacuum*
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology
2006;17(3):350-352
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 30-year-old primipara at 41 weeks gestation was admitted with regular labor pain and delivered a healthy male infant without complications except for a 4th degree tear of perineum. Two hours after delivery, she complained of sore throat and developed mild swelling of left side face, neck and upper chest. A chest radiography showed mild subcutaneous emphysema of neck. There was no pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax. She was managed conservatively and discharged without any complication at the 6th postpartum day. We report a rare case of subcutaneous emphysema with a brief review of literatures that presented shortly after vaginal delivery without complications except for a 4th degree perineal tear and resolved without special treatment.
