Subcutaneous emphysema of a digit through a pre-existing puncture wound

Pay, A.D.; Crick, A.

doi:10.1054/bjps.1999.3115

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“…Este tipo de enfisema ha sido descrito en los siguientes casos: después de procedimientos quirúrgicos (7) , después de un traumatismo leve penetrante en herida (2) , injurias ocasionadas por inyecciones de alta presión (8) , lesiones por explosión, lesiones por espina (9) , lesiones simples por abrasión o mordedura de insectos (10) .…”

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Enfisema subcutáneo no infeccioso en mano: reporte de un caso

Tejada-Llacsa

Pioquinto

2016

An Fac med

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ResumenEl enfisema subcutáneo de causa no infecciosa se presenta raras veces. Debido a la importancia de discernir este cuadro de uno de causa infecciosa presentamos este caso. El paciente acudió al hospital por aumento de volumen en mano izquierda después de sufrir una cortadura en el quinto dedo con una barra de metal. Los análisis de sangre estuvieron dentro de rangos normales. Una radiografía mostró signos de enfisema subcutáneo. Se inició terapia antibiótica empírica. El enfisema remitió luego de 36 horas. Este caso es de interés debido a que es importante considerar cuadros de causa no infecciosa en el diagnóstico diferencial de enfisema subcutáneo de mano. Palabras clave. Enfisema subcutáneo no infeccioso; Mano. Abstract Subcutaneous emphysema of noninfectious cause occurs rarely. We present this case due to the importance of discerning it from one with an infectious etiology. Our patient came to the hospital with increased volume in the left hand after suffering a cut on the fifth finger of that hand with a metal bar. Blood tests were within normal ranges. Signs of subcutaneous emphysema were noted in the hand X-ray. Empirical antibiotic therapy was initiated with improvement at 36 hours. This case is of interest to consider non-infectious causes in the differential diagnosis of hand emphysema.

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Enfisema subcutáneo no infeccioso en mano: reporte de un caso

Tejada-Llacsa

Pioquinto

2016

An Fac med

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“…Reasons for prophylactic antibiotics use are due to concerns that the mechanism is commonly due to a traumatic puncture injury and therefore at risk of bacterial infection [12] . Other supportive measures including elevation and physiotherapy are often required [13] . Resolution with supportive care is common.…”

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Benign subcutaneous emphysema: A case report with bite

Onwochei

Kelly

Lyons

et al. 2015

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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“…Injection injuries to the hand with compressed air under high pressure have been widely recognised and reported, most of the cases having some penetrating injury to begin with followed by exposure to a source of compressed air, with or without physical contact [1,6,7]. We could find only one case report of a low-pressure inflation injury to the hand, sustained accidentally [8], in which a man tried to stop leaking natural gas in a cut domestic pipeline, and in the process of doing so, was stabbed in the palm of the hand with the sharp edge of the cut pipe and sustained the inflation injury with natural gas.…”

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confidence: 99%