Labor complicated by spontaneous emphysema.
Spontaneous subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema is a rare but potentially dangerous complication of delivery. The condition was observed in a 24-year-old, small and slightly-built primipara after vaginal delivery of a large infant.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Y, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Jensen
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Asmussen
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Eliasen
D000328:Adult; D004646:Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy