Subcutaneous emphysema of a digit through a pre-existing puncture wound.
A case of injection of compressed air into a digit is reported. The air was injected at 50 PSI through a trivial puncture wound sustained some hours previously. The case had a benign course, in comparison to high pressure injection injuries with foreign material.
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Odstock Centre for Burns, Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Salisbury District Hospital, Wiltshire, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*