title: Blunt laryngeal trauma: an unusual case.
abstract: Local external evidence of neck trauma--bruising, subcutaneous emphysema, cuts, abrasions and so on--signs of upper airway obstruction, dysphonia and dysphagia are the hallmarks of laryngotracheal lesions. Such lesions tend to occur after motor vehicle accidents and usually require surgery. We describe a case of blunt laryngeal trauma, resulting from an unusual mechanism, which healed spontaneously.
authors.affiliation: Accident & Emergency Department, Stockport Infirmary, Cheshire, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saab
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Birkinshaw
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*