“AIR LEAK SYNDROME”: An Unusual Presentation of Foreign Body in the Airway

Abstract

Spontaneous onset pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema are rare presentations of a foreign body in the airway. The possible mechanism for unexplainable and non traumatic subcutaneous emphysema can be attributed to "Air leak syndrome" following inhalation of foreign body in the airway.

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