First report of post-vomiting subcutaneous peri-lacrimal drainage system emphysema

Maher Mohamad Najm^1,2, Bashar Hasan Kayal³, Abdalmalek Mohamad Najm⁴, Hassan Ahmad Ibrahim⁵

DOI: 10.32677/yjm.v2i1.3825

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.32677/yjm.v2i1.3825

Publish Date: 10-05-2023

Pages: 62 - 63

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Author Affiliation:

¹Consultant, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Center, Hamad General Hospital, 
²Clinical Lecturer, Department of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar, 
³Specialist, Department of Pediatrics, Alnoor Hospital, Relief International, Taftanaz, Syria, 
⁴Resident, Department of General Surgery, Ahmad Maher Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 
⁵Medical Student, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.

Abstract

Subcutaneous emphysema is defined as a trapped air in tissues under the skin. This entity most often occurs in the chest wall and neck but can infrequently happen in other parts of the body like the orbital area