Surgical Emphysema of the Forearm Following a Minor Skin Laceration

¹Department of ENT, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, UK.

²Trauma and Orthopaedics, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham Portsmouth PO6 3LY, UK.

Corresponding Author: Noor Janjua, Department of ENT, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, UK, Tel: +44 23 9228 6000; E-Mail: [email protected]

Received Date: 18 Apr 2016   
Accepted Date: 17 May 2016   
Published Date: 20 May 2016

Copyright © 2016 Janjua N

Citation: Janjua N, Higgins J and Sauve P. (2016). Surgical Emphysema of the Forearm Following a Minor Skin Laceration. Mathews J Case Rep 1(2): 007.

ABSTRACT

This article describes a case of surgical emphysema in an 80 year old gentleman secondary to a small isolated full-thickness laceration on the dorsal aspect of the mid-forearm from a minor injury sustained in the bathroom two days previously. The patient had no other systemic symptoms of concern. Infective causes were excluded. It was managed non-operatively and the surgical emphysema resolved spontaneously within two weeks of the injury.

KEYWORDS

Soft Tissue Injury; Subcutaneous Emphysema; Laceration.