title: Disseminated pneumocephalus secondary to an unusual facial trauma.
abstract: Pneumocephalus can be secondary to a postintrathecal procedure, sinus fracture, basilar skull fracture, congenital skull defect, neoplasm, gas producing organism, barotrauma, neurosurgery, paranasal sinus surgery, mask or nasal continuous positive-airway pressure. Unusual facial traumas can also be rare causes of pneumocephalus. Here, we present such a case in whom an air compressor tip injury to both eyes led to the disseminated pneumocephalus. We report this rare case with the computed tomography findings and try to explain the possible mechanism of the pnemocephalus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, TR-33070, Mersin, Turkey. ayildiz@mersin.edu.tr
authors.forename: Altan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Meltem Nass
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Duce
authors.forename: Caner
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: F Demir
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Apaydin
authors.forename: Hulusi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eğilmez
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kara
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed