Mohd Nazir OTHMAN and Mohd Razif MOHAMAD YUNUS. Cervicofacial emphysema: a rare presentation of a nasal bone fracture. Brunei Int Med J. 2014; 10 (3): 169-172

Cervicofacial emphysema: a rare presentation of a nasal bone fracture

Mohd Nazir OTHMAN and Mohd Razif MOHAMAD YUNUS
Department of ORL-HNS, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Malaysia

ABSTRACT

Cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication of facial trauma. This presentation is commonly associated with multiple facial bone fractures, tooth extraction or airway injury. We report a case of extensive cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema secondary to an isolated nasal bone fracture. Literatures showed that this is extremely rare presentation for nasal bone fracture.

Keywords: Emphysema, nasal bone, nasal bone fracture

Correspondence author: Mohd Nazir OTHMAN,
Department of ORL-HNS, Faculty Of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

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Brunei Int Med J. 2014; 10 (3): 169-172