title: A patient of severe cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema associated with Munchausen's syndrome.
abstract: Subcutaneous cervicofacial emphysema is an entity with the presence of air within the fascial planes of the head and neck, which results from various causes. A case of severe subcutaneous cervicofacial emphysema associated with Munchausen's syndrome is presented. Detailed diagnostic investigations to find out the organic cause of the condition were failed. Episodes of facial swelling were prevented by psychiatric support. Munchausen's syndrome should be kept in mind among the etiological factors of subcutaneous cervicofacial emphysema cases, in whom no organic causes can be found out.
authors.affiliation: Department of ORL and HNS, Gulhane Medical School, Etlik 06018, Ankara, Turkey. fuattosun@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tosun
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: Timur
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akcam
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerek
authors.forename: Sertac
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yetiser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D009333:Neck; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000209:etiology; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014139:Tracheostomy