Citation

Ramnarayan P, Qayyum A, Tolley N, Nadel S. J. Laryngol. Otol. 2004; 118(6): 468-470.

Affiliation

Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, JLO Ltd., Publisher Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1258/002221504323219635

PMID

15285869

Abstract

Two cases of subcutaneous emphysema of the neck as a result of abuse in infancy are presented to add to the variety of findings associated with the maltreatment of infants. Pharyngeal perforations as a result of abuse are rare. These cases are presented as a reminder to the attending clinician that although most cases of subcutaneous emphysema may resolve without any complications a detailed examination for the cause should be performed and the history carefully verified.

Language: en