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Case Report

Korean J Pediatr. 2007;50(8):785-788. Published online August 15, 2007.

Epidural emphysema and pneumoscrotum caused by bronchial foreign body aspiration

Dong-Yeon DY Kim¹, Woo-Yeon WY Choi¹, Young-Kuk YK Cho¹, Jae-Sook JS Ma¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang-ju, Korea

Correspondence Jae-Sook JS Ma ,Email: gsoo@jnu.co.kr

Abstract

Epidural emphysema and pneumoscrotum with subcutaneous emphysema are rare in a child past the neonatal period. Their most common causes are bronchial asthma and respiratory infection. Here, we report an 18-month-old boy who was presented with severe air leak, consisting of epidural emphysema, pneumoscrotum, subcutaneous emphysema, and pneumomediastinum, complicated by a bronchial foreign body. The air leak was resolved dramatically after removing the foreign body.

Keywords :Foreign body, Emphysema, Epidural space, Pneumoscrotum, Children