[Diagnostic image (371). A man with a swollen face]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2008 May 3;152(18):1047.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

A 65-year-old man with a history of recurrent pneumothorax and bullous emphysema presented with acute dyspnoea and a swollen face due to subcutaneous emphysema.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Face*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pneumothorax / complications*
  • Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / complications*
  • Subcutaneous Emphysema / diagnosis
  • Subcutaneous Emphysema / etiology*