Subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum (pneumoscrotum) due to traumatic pneumothorax: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum due to traumatic pneumothorax is a rare medical situation and only a few cases are reported in the literature.


METHODS
We present the case of a 22 year old man who was admitted to the emergency department after a motorcycle accident having a painless crepitant scrotum and chest excoriations. Further evaluation revealed subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum caused by left pneumothorax.


CONCLUSIONS
In conclusion, subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum (or pneumoscrotum) due to traumatic pneumothorax is not an urgent condition and assessment should be supportive with intervention directed at the etiology, e.g. the pneumothorax.
Simaioforidis
Vasileios
V
Department of Urology, General Hospital of Nikea, 3 D, Mantouvalou St,, Nikea, 18454, Piraeus, Greece. vas_sim@hotmail.com.
Kontos
Stylianos
S
Fokitis
Ioannis
I
Lefakis
Georgios
G
Koritsiadis
Sotirios
S