title: Orbital floor fracture and emphysema after nose blowing.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Orbital floor fractures are usually the result of mechanical trauma. Orbital emphysema tends to develop in fractures affecting the paranasal sinuses and walls of the orbit.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 35-year-old male who suffered an orbital floor fracture with associated orbital emphysema as a result of nose blowing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Only one other similar case has been found in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Service of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Albacete University Hospital Complex, Albacete, Spain. pepio2@hotmail.com
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: García de Marcos
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: del Castillo-Pardo de Vera
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calderón-Polanco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000150:complications*; D003139:Common Cold / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004646:Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D011312:Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects