TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - Spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema associated with mephedrone usage JO - Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England A1 - Maan, Z. N. A1 - D'Souza, A. R. SP - 38 EP - 40 VL - 94 IS - 1 N2 - Subcutaneous emphysema in the head and neck is a rare condition, normally caused by major underlying injury to the airway or gastrointestinal tract. We report a non-traumatic occurrence of spontaneous cervical subcutaneous emphysema in a 30-year-old man who had been snorting mephedrone. The patient made an uneventful recovery, being managed conservatively, and did not require airway support. The occurrence of spontaneous cervical emphysema associated with snorting mephedrone has not been previously described in the literature.

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LA - en SN - 0035-8843 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588412X13171221499108 ID - ref1 ER -