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- Title
Traumatic asphyxia with a "masque ecchymotique" in a 14-year-old adolescent.
- Authors
Şık, Nihan; Başerdem, Oğuzhan; Duman, Murat; Yılmaz, Durgül
- Abstract
Traumatic asphyxia, which is manifested by facial edema, cyanosis, subconjunctival hemorrhage, and petechiae on the upper chest and abdomen, is a very rare clinical syndrome in children. In adults, the incidence of traumatic asphyxia was reported as 1 case/18,500 accidents, but the actual incidence is not known for pediatric population. Traumatic asphyxia is a mechanical cause of hypoxia resulting from sudden compression of the thoracic-abdominal region and the valsalva maneuver is necessary for the development of this syndrome. Here, we describe a case of traumatic asphyxia with an ecchymotic mask in a 14-year-old boy who was referred to our pediatric emergency department.
- Subjects
HOSPITAL emergency services; OXYGEN masks; PEDIATRICS; DISEASE incidence; PURPURA (Pathology); VALSALVA'S maneuver; JUGULAR vein; CYANOSIS; WOUNDS &; injuries; ECCHYMOSIS; ASPHYXIA; EDEMA; HEMORRHAGE; HYPOXEMIA
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery / Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, 2023, Vol 29, Issue 4, p543
- ISSN
1306-696X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14744/tjtes.2022.53099