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A Patient of Severe Cervicofacial Subcutaneous Emphysema Associated With Munchausen??s Syndrome
- Source :
- Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 16:661-664
- Publication Year :
- 2005
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2005.
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Abstract
- Subcutaneous cervicofacial emphysema is an entity with the presence of air within the fascial planes of the head and neck, which results from various causes. A case of severe subcutaneous cervicofacial emphysema associated with Munchausen's syndrome is presented. Detailed diagnostic investigations to find out the organic cause of the condition were failed. Episodes of facial swelling were prevented by psychiatric support. Munchausen's syndrome should be kept in mind among the etiological factors of subcutaneous cervicofacial emphysema cases, in whom no organic causes can be found out.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Facial swelling
business.industry
Munchausen Syndrome
General Medicine
Dermatology
Subcutaneous Emphysema
respiratory tract diseases
Tracheostomy
Otorhinolaryngology
Munchausen s syndrome
Face
medicine
Etiology
Humans
Surgery
medicine.symptom
Head and neck
business
Self-Injurious Behavior
Neck
Subcutaneous emphysema
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10492275
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b62ef12bb01e6f56e212b26454656950