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Subcutaneous emphysema: A least common presentation of foreign body bronchus

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Foreign bodies in air way are common days occurrence in Otolaryngologic practice but widespread subcutaneous emphysema extending form scalp to scrotum is a rare entity in foreign body bronchus. As rarity is, a novelty hence reported.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Govt. Medical College and hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440 003, India

    P. T. Sakhare, S. R. Khode, B. D. Bokare & A. Z. Nitnaware

  2. 10”, “Parmita”, Swaraj Nagar, District- Nagpur, 440 027, Maharashtra, India

    A. Z. Nitnaware

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Sakhare, P.T., Khode, S.R., Bokare, B.D. et al. Subcutaneous emphysema: A least common presentation of foreign body bronchus. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck S 60, 56–58 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-008-0018-9

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