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Case Reports
. 2007 Jan;63(1):71-2.
doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(07)80117-1. Epub 2011 Jul 21.

Subcutaneous Emphysema : An Unusual Presentation of Foreign Body Bronchus

A K Mehta  1 , D Sarin  2
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Case Reports

Subcutaneous Emphysema : An Unusual Presentation of Foreign Body Bronchus

A K Mehta et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2007 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Foreign body bronchus; Subcutaneous emphysema.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Shows subcutaneous emphysema
Fig 2
Fig 2
Shows blocked lower lobe bronchus (left)
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