Factitious Dermatitis : A Non Infective Cause of Subcutaneous Emphysema
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We report a case of factitious dermatitis in a 17 year female student who presented with recurrent pain .swelling and subcutaneous crepitations of the forearm. A thorough investigation was done. Full blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate was normal. Plain radiographs revealed the presence of subcutaneous emphysema. MRI showed similar findings and revealed normal muscles. Colonoscopy and OGDS were normal. except for a small polyp at the gastro-esophageal junction. Based on the clinical findings and lack of correlation with the investigations a diagnosis of factitious subcutaneous emphysema was made.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012