Massive Spontaneous Subcutaneous Emphysema Ina Dubin, MD, Moshe Gelber, MD, Ami Schattner, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 129, Issue 12, Pages e337-e338 (December 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.06.058 Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure A, Chest CT in the axial plane (bone window) demonstrating rib fracture (1 of several) on the left (arrow), due to generalized osteopenia (not shown), causing massive subcutaneous emphysema of the chest wall. B, Chest CT in the axial plane (lung window, at the level of the base of the lungs) showing severe chronic interstitial lung disease and significant emphysematous changes with bullae, and massive subcutaneous emphysema of the chest wall (arrows). No pneumothorax was seen. The American Journal of Medicine 2016 129, e337-e338DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.06.058) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions