Pneumomediastinum with subcutaneous emphysema as a complication of foreign body in the bronchus.
A rare case of pneumomediastinum with subcutaneous emphysema complicating a bronchial foreign body is presented. The possible mechanisms are discussed. Although we could find no description of a similar case in the literature it is unlikely that such a complication of bronchial foreign body has not previously occurred.
D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004646:Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*