J Emerg Med
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Case Reports
Asymptomatic Chronic Epidural Hematoma in a Child As a Result of Extracranial Decompression.
Epidural hematoma (EDH) in children is a diagnostic challenge due to its nonspecific clinical presentation. Asymptomatic chronic epidural hematoma is a very rare entity. Reports of spontaneous decompression into the subgaleal spaces are limited with acute epidural hematomas in the literature. ⋯ An initially minimal but expanding EDH in a child can remain asymptomatic even in the later phases, owing to the spontaneous decompression through a skull fracture.
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Disorders of the salivary glands can be evaluated by bedside ultrasonography and should be considered in patients presenting with undifferentiated neck swelling. ⋯ Bedside ultrasound can be a useful imaging modality in the evaluation of the patient with neck swelling.