PMC5835270_01
An 8-year-old child with 3 cm diameter anterior midline neck swelling soft and partially compressible on palpation with mild tenderness and intact, mild erythema of overlying skin.
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An 8-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with swelling and erythema of the anterior midline neck over a previous tracheostomy scar (Figure 1).
PMC5835270_02
Sagittal plane CT neck demonstrating a small tracheal defect with subcutaneous air trapping to the level of the dermis.
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TCS (Figure 2). The patient was admitted for one evening of observation.