PMC4897091_01
80-year-old man with massive subcutaneous emphysema. Chest radiograph shows subcutaneous emphysema over anterior chest wall and neck.
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Chest radiograph and abdominal radiograph showed extensive subcutaneous emphysema over the neck, anterior chest wall (Fig. 1), and abdominal wall (Fig. 2).
80-year-old man with massive subcutaneous emphysema. Axial CT at the level of the neck shows extensive subcutaneous emphysema (arrows) and pneumorrhachis (arrowheads).
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Body computed tomography (CT) without oral or intravenous contrast confirmed the radigraphic findings and demonstrated pneumorrhachis (Figure 3A, Figure 3B, Figure 3C), as well as pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, and pneumoscrotum.