Pneumomediastinum After Cervical Stab Wound

Pneumomediastinum following a stab wound to the chest.

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION Pneumomediastinum (PM) relates to air collection around the mediastinal structures. It is classifi ed into spontaneous PM, without any obvious primary source, and secondary PM, with a specifi c responsible pathologic event, such as trauma, intrathoracic infections or violation of the aerodigestive tract. 1 The prevalence of PM in major trauma centres ranged from 1% to 5.2% of...

Cervical subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum after sneezing.

A 20-year-old Chinese man, with a history of chronic rhinitis, was admitted to our hospital in July 2011, with sudden severe non-radiating retrosternal chest discomfort. He had had a recent upper respiratory tract illness with sore throat and running nose that induced forceful sneezing. He denied any accidental trauma to the chest. On admission, the respiratory rate was 18 breaths/min, oxygen s...

Complex cardiac stab wound.

Stab Wound of Enlarged Spleen

A penetrating orbitocranial stab wound.

An unusual case of intracranial penetration of a bread knife through the orbit is described. Despite the proximity of the blade to the internal carotids, the optic nerves and chiasm, and the pituitary the patient survived with only a minimal field defect affecting the eye opposite to the entry site; otherwise no neurological or endocrine deficit was evident.