Velecharla Madhu Sudhan, Shah Kshitij Dhaval, Bradoo Renuka Anil, Subramaniasami Gopi Shankar, Joshi Anagha Atul
Department of ENT, Room No. 441, 4th Floor, College Building, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400022 India.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Oct;71(Suppl 1):693-695. doi: 10.1007/s12070-018-1495-0. Epub 2018 Sep 17.
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.