Open AccessTraumatic Pneumopericardium and Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema in a Child- A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Leena Rachid,
A Fouad,
Gh Draiss,
N Rada,
M Bouskraoui Bouskraoui
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
scholars journal of medical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2347-9507
pISSN - 2347-6559
DOI - 10.36347/sjmcr.2022.v10i04.009
Subject(s) - pneumopericardium , pneumomediastinum , subcutaneous emphysema , medicine , surgery , lung , mediastinal emphysema , foreign body , pneumothorax
Pneumopericardium is defined as air inside the pericardial space. Pediatric pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema is an uncommon condition can occur due to various reasons : infection, trauma, foreign body aspiration, coexisting structural lung pathology or iatrogenic. It rarely happens after chest trauma. We are here to report a child 8 year old involved in a tackle during a recreational football game with clinically and radiologically affirmed pneumopericardium and diffuse sub cutaneous emphysema caused by chest trauma that was spontaneously relieved.