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Review Case Reports
Pneumomediastinum caused by isolated oral-facial trauma.
- Gerard Demers and Jacob L Camp.
- Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA 92134-5000, USA. gerard.demers@med.navy.mil
- Am J Emerg Med. 2011 Sep 1;29(7):841.e3-8.
AbstractPneumomediastinum from isolated blunt or penetrating oral-facial trauma is a rare occurrence, which can be associated with facial fractures or may be iatrogenic. We present two cases caused by high-pressure-induced facial injuries that had very different management and outcomes. The first patient had asymptomatic pneumomediastinum and an uncomplicated recovery, whereas the second had a complicated clinical course requiring extensive surgical debridement. Neither patient developed mediastinitis as a complication of pneumomediastinum. This case series illustrates isolated facial trauma causing pneumomediastinum and reviews the literature over last 20 years for similar cases. The authors advocate emergency department management of pneumomediastinum from facial trauma.
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