scholarly journals A Case of Traumatic Asphyxia due to Motorcycle Accident

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sedat Kamali ◽  
Sevgi Kesici ◽  
Ihsan Gunduz ◽  
Ugur Kesici
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Chest Trauma ◽  
Associated Injuries ◽  
Subconjunctival Hemorrhage ◽  
Motorcycle Accident ◽  
Thorax Trauma ◽  
Traumatic Asphyxia ◽  
The Face ◽  
Facial Edema ◽  
Timely Treatment

Background. Perthe's syndrome (traumatic asphyxia) is rare, which is caused by sudden compressive chest trauma and characterized by subconjunctival hemorrhage, facial edema, craniocervical cyanosis, and petechiae on the upper chest and face and should always be kept in mind as a possible complication of injuries of the chest and abdomen.Case Report. In this case report a 36-years-old male patient brought to the emergency room due to thorax trauma related to motorcycle accident was discussed. Distinct cyanotic, edematous, and multiple petechiae were present on the face, neck, and upper thorax regions of the patient. Bilateral subconjunctival hemorrhage was determined.Conclusion. Treatment for traumatic asphyxia is supportive and patient recovery is related to the generally associated injuries. Prognosis of the patients is quite good with effective and timely treatment.

scholarly journals A case report of Traumatic Asphyxia

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 51-55
Author(s):  
B Sah ◽  
BN Yadav ◽  
S Jha
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Compressive Force ◽  
Supportive Therapy ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Subconjunctival Hemorrhage ◽  
Traumatic Asphyxia ◽  
The Face ◽  
Normal Area

Traumatic asphyxia is a condition presenting with cervicofacial cyanosis and edema, subconjunctival hemorrhage, and petechial hemorrhages of the face, neck, and upper chest that occurs due to a compressive force to the thoracoabdominal region.In this case report a 52 years old lady who was brought to the mortuary because of death due to traumatic asphyxia as a result of being stampeded by her own cows upon her chest was discussed. Congestion on both the conjunctiva, cyanosis on chin and adjacent upper left side of neck found with a well demarcated area observed between the cyanosed area over face and the normal area of neck. Hematoma was present in the chin and the adjacent neck region.Apart from quickly eliminating organ pathologies and initiation of supportive therapy in a case of traumatic asphyxia, possibility of formation of hematoma in neck after few hours of getting injured should also be considered, as this type of hematoma may contribute to the cause of death.Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2014, Vol-10, No-3, 51-55

scholarly journals A Retrospective Study of 51 Pediatric Cases of Traumatic Asphyxia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
luo huirong ◽  
xin jin
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Injury ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Retinal Hemorrhage ◽  
Pulmonary Contusion ◽  
Cerebral Contusion ◽  
Subconjunctival Hemorrhage ◽  
Traumatic Asphyxia ◽  
Medical Reports ◽  
Facial Edema

Abstract Backgroundtraumatic asphyxia (TA) is a rarely reported disease characterized as thoraco-cervico-facial petechiae, facial edema and cyanosis, subconjunctival hemorrhage and neurological symptoms. This study aimed to report 51 children of TA at the pediatric medical center of west China.Methodsscanned medical reports were reviewed and specific variables as age, sex, cause of injury, clinical manifestations and associated injuries were analyzed using SPSS 25.0.Resultsaged as 5.3±2.9 (1.3-13.2), 30 (58.8%) were boys and 21 (41.2%) were girls. Most TAs occurred during vehicle accident, object compression and stampede. All patients showed facial petechiae (100.0%, CI 93.0%-100.0%), 25 (49.0%, CI 34.8%-63.2%) out of 51 presented with facial edema, 29 (56.9%, CI 42.8%-70.9%) presented with subconjunctival hemorrhage, including bilateral 27 and unilateral 2. 6 patients had facial cyanosis (11.8%, CI 2.6%-20.9%). Other symptoms were also presented as epileptic seizure, vomiting, incontinence, paraplegia, etc. The most frequent companion injury was pulmonary contusion (76.5%, CI 64.4%-88.5%). Other companion injuries included mediastinal emphysema, fracture, cerebral contusion and hemorrhage, hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, abdominal organ contusion, mastoid hemorrhage, hematocele of paranasal sinuses, spinal injury, hepatic insufficiency, myocardial injury and retinal hemorrhage and edema. Treatment was mainly supportive. No death occurred in our study. The prognosis is rather good if without damage of central nervous system.ConclusionTA could bring out multiple symptoms, among which retinal hemorrhage and edema, spinal injury and viscera impairment have been less observed. Comprehensive physical and auxiliary examination should be performed considering TA. Its prognosis is rather good with focus on life-threatening complications.

scholarly journals A Rare and Serious Syndrome That Requires Attention in Emergency Service: Traumatic Asphyxia

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Gultekin Gulbahar ◽  
Tevfik Kaplan ◽  
Ahmet Gokhan Gundogdu ◽  
Hatice Nurdan Baran ◽  
Burak Kazanci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Male Patient ◽  
Emergency Service ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Upper Extremities ◽  
Associated Injuries ◽  
Rare Syndrome ◽  
Petechial Hemorrhage ◽  
Thoracoabdominal Injuries ◽  
Traumatic Asphyxia ◽  
The Face

Traumatic asphyxia is a rare syndrome caused by blunt thoracoabdominal trauma and characterized by cyanosis, edema, and subconjunctival and petechial hemorrhage on the face, neck, upper extremities, and the upper parts of the thorax. Traumatic asphyxia is usually diagnosed by history and inspection; however, the patient should be monitored more closely due to probable complications of thoracoabdominal injuries. Treatment is conservative, but the prognosis depends on the severity of the associated injuries. Herein we present a traumatic asphyxia due to an elevator accident in a 32-year-old male patient and discuss the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis by reviewing the relevant literature.

scholarly journals Traumatic asphyxia due to blunt chest trauma: a case report and literature review

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Sertaridou ◽  
Vasilios Papaioannou ◽  
Georgios Kouliatsis ◽  
Vasiliki Theodorou ◽  
Ioannis Pneumatikos
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Blunt Chest Trauma ◽  
Chest Trauma ◽  
Traumatic Asphyxia

scholarly journals Edemas of the face and lymphoscintigraphic examination

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Bourgeois ◽  
E. Peters ◽  
A. Van Mieghem ◽  
A. Vrancken ◽  
G. Giacalone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Cervical Lymph Node ◽  
Cervical Vertebra ◽  
Lymphatic Drainage ◽  
The Face ◽  
Facial Edema ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Left And Right ◽  
Lymphatic Pathways

AbstractFacial edemas not secondary to surgery and/or radiotherapy for head and neck cancer are relatively uncommon. Our aim is to report a retrospective analysis of the lymphoscintigraphic and SPECT-CT investigations obtained in patients with such facial edema. Retrospective review of exams (planar imagings in all and with SPECT-CT in 5) obtained after the subcutaneous injection of 99mTc HSA Nanosized colloids between the eyebrows in five men and seven women. Four main lymphatic pathways were identified on sequential planar imagings: para-nasal left and right and supra- ocular left and right. For eleven patients, the absence of visualization of lymphatic drainage and/or their delayed appearance correlated well with the localisation of the edematous areas. In two patients with post-traumatic and post- surgical edemas, SPECT-CT showed one deep left sided cervical lymph node (LN) in front of the first cervical vertebra. This lymphoscintigraphic approach represents a simple and valuable way to assess the lymphatic drainage pathways of the face and to establish the diagnosis of facial lymphedema.

Congenital extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma of the face: A case report

Head & Neck ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiam Chye Lim ◽  
Walter Tiang Lee Tan ◽  
Yoke Sun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Ewing’S Sarcoma ◽  
Ewing's Sarcoma ◽  
The Face ◽  
Extraskeletal Ewing’S Sarcoma

Spindle cell liposarcoma of the face: case report and literature review

2010 ◽  
Vol 163 (3) ◽  
pp. 638-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Agostini ◽  
C. Catelani ◽  
A. Acocella ◽  
A. Franchi ◽  
R. Bertolai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Spindle Cell ◽  
The Face

Primary Peritonitis Due to Group G Streptococcus: A Case Report

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 1078-1079
Author(s):  
Abdul J. Khan ◽  
Hugh E. Evans ◽  
Marylu R. Macabuhay ◽  
Yu-En Lee ◽  
Robert Werner
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Burn Injury ◽  
Past History ◽  
Abdominal Distension ◽  
Streptococcus Group ◽  
Primary Peritonitis ◽  
The Face ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Average Size ◽  
Streptococcus A

Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus group G, a rare human pathogen, has long been implicated in human disease as causing pharyngitis, puerperal sepsis, empyema, and even septicemia. We are reporting a rare, life-threatening, acute illness, primary peritonitis, due to this organism, whose etiological source probably was a family dog. Case Report R.K., a 2-year-old girl, was admitted with the complaints of anorexia, vomiting of three days' duration, and severe abdominal distension of one day's duration. The symptoms started following a burn injury over the face and lips three days prior to admission. Past history was noncontributory. Physical examination revealed an ill child of average size, fully conscious.

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