SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA AND PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM FOLLOWING DENTAL EXTRACTION

Authors
OUAHES N PETIT A POIRIER F SIGALNAHUM M
Citation
N. Ouahes et al., SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA AND PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM FOLLOWING DENTAL EXTRACTION, Dermatology, 186(4), 1993, pp. 264-265
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
Dermatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
10188665
Volume
186
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
264 - 265
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-8665(1993)186:4<264:SEAPFD>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A case of acute subcutaneous emphysema of the lateral region of the ne ck is described. The patient, a 26-year-old woman, also had radiologic evidence of pneumomediastinum. She completely recovered in a few days under prophylactic antibiotherapy. In this case, subcutaneous and med iastinal emphysema was most probably due to the introduction of air in to the soft tissue during dental surgery using compressed air equipmen t.