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Case Reports
. 2016 Apr;21(3):139-40.
doi: 10.1093/pch/21.3.139a.

Case 4: 'Spontaneous' emphysema in a toddler

Pooja Siddhi  1 , Aloke Agrawal  2
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Case Reports

Case 4: 'Spontaneous' emphysema in a toddler

Pooja Siddhi et al. Paediatr Child Health. 2016 Apr.
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Figure 1)
Chest x-ray revealing subcutaneous emphysema in the neck and axilla. Subcutaneous emphysema in the neck (1); Subcutaneous emphysema in the axilla (2); consolidation in the lower lobe (3); and pneumomediastinum (4)
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