Korean J Pediatr.  2007 Aug;50(8):785-788. 10.3345/kjp.2007.50.8.785.

Epidural emphysema and pneumoscrotum caused by bronchial foreign body aspiration

• Kim DY
• Choi WY
• Cho YK
• Ma JS

• KMID: 2279202
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2007.50.8.785

Abstract

Epidural emphysema and pneumoscrotum with subcutaneous emphysema are rare in a child past the neonatal period. Their most common causes are bronchial asthma and respiratory infection. Here, we report an 18-month-old boy who was presented with severe air leak, consisting of epidural emphysema, pneumoscrotum, subcutaneous emphysema, and pneumomediastinum, complicated by a bronchial foreign body. The air leak was resolved dramatically after removing the foreign body.

Keyword

Foreign body; Emphysema; Epidural space; Pneumoscrotum; Children

MeSH Terms

Asthma
Child
Emphysema*
Epidural Space
Foreign Bodies*
Humans
Infant
Male
Mediastinal Emphysema
Subcutaneous Emphysema