Subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum (pneumoscrotum) due to traumatic pneumothorax: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum due to traumatic pneumothorax is a rare medical situation and only a few cases are reported in the literature. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a 22 year old man who was admitted to the emergency department after a motorcycle accident having a p...

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Autores principales: Simaioforidis, Vasileios, Kontos, Stylianos, Fokitis, Ioannis, Lefakis, Georgios, Koritsiadis, Sotirios
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2586631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18976497
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-293
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum due to traumatic pneumothorax is a rare medical situation and only a few cases are reported in the literature. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a 22 year old man who was admitted to the emergency department after a motorcycle accident having a painless crepitant scrotum and chest excoriations. Further evaluation revealed subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum caused by left pneumothorax. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum (or pneumoscrotum) due to traumatic pneumothorax is not an urgent condition and assessment should be supportive with intervention directed at the etiology, e.g. the pneumothorax.

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