Progressive subcutaneous emphysema. A rare finding: Pneumorrhachis

Ozkan S., Yildiz Ö. Ö., Unlu I., KARAOĞLANOĞLU N.

RESPIRATORY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS, cilt.22, ss.57-59, 2017 (ESCI, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.04.019
  • Dergi Adı: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.57-59
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Pneumorrhachis is a rare phenomenon which may be caused by trauma, intracraneal infection, pneumomediastinum or iatrogenic factors. Presence of air in the spinal canal is reported in most cases. In this article, we report a case with PR in the spinal canal without any neurological deficit, which developed secondary to subcutaneous emphysema. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license