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Subcutaneous and Orbital Emphysema With Pneumocephalus Secondary to Compressed-Air Gun Injury to the Face.

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Τίτλος: Subcutaneous and Orbital Emphysema With Pneumocephalus Secondary to Compressed-Air Gun Injury to the Face.
Συγγραφείς: Çalış F; Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Prof. Dr. SüleymanYalçın City Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye., Balak N
Πηγή: The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology [Am J Forensic Med Pathol] 2026 Sep 01; Vol. 47 (3), pp. 284-287. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 05.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article; Case Reports
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8108948 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1533-404X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01957910 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Forensic Med Pathol Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: <2002- > : Hagerstown, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Original Publication: New York : Masson Publishing USA.
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Pneumocephalus*/etiology , Pneumocephalus*/diagnostic imaging , Pneumocephalus*/pathology , Subcutaneous Emphysema*/etiology , Subcutaneous Emphysema*/diagnostic imaging , Subcutaneous Emphysema*/pathology , Compressed Air*/adverse effects , Facial Injuries*/complications , Facial Injuries*/etiology , Orbital Diseases*/etiology , Emphysema*/etiology , Blast Injuries*/complications, Humans ; Male ; Adult
Περίληψη: Compressed-air guns-devices that remove particles such as dust or wood/metal shavings using compressed air-are now widely used in industry. Although rare, the high-speed airflow they generate can cause injuries. A healthy 26-year-old man presented to our emergency department with swelling around his right eye and headache. His history revealed that the injury occurred during routine use of a compressed-air gun while cleaning work clothes. The blast of compressed air to his face resulted in subcutaneous emphysema, orbital emphysema, and pneumocephalus. No obvious entry site for the air could be identified, and no skull, facial, or orbital fractures were present. Compressed-air gun injuries can therefore cause orbital and periorbital emphysema and pneumocephalus, even in the absence of any skull or facial bone fractures detected on routine radiologic examinations or obvious conjunctival tears on ophthalmological examination. The route of air entry into these compartments may be transorbital, transnasal, or transoral, but the precise trajectory remains challenging to determine.
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Competing Interests: The authors report no conflict of interest.
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Contributed Indexing: Keywords: compressed-air gun; forensic medicine; forensic pathology; intracranial injury; orbital emphysema; pneumocephalus
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260205 Date Completed: 20260811 Latest Revision: 20260813
Update Code: 20260813
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000001118
PMID: 41639948
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE
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ISSN:1533-404X
DOI:10.1097/PAF.0000000000001118