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. 2013 Nov;14(6):653.
doi: 10.5811/westjem.2013.7.18581.

Olivier syndrome: traumatic asphyxia

Joseph R Shiber  1 , Emily Fontane  1 , Brett Monroe  1
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Olivier syndrome: traumatic asphyxia

Joseph R Shiber et al. West J Emerg Med. 2013 Nov.
No abstract available

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Patient with facial cyanosis and edema with cutaneous petechiae, subconjuctival hemmorhages, and echymosis across the anterior neck.
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