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Subcutaneous crepitus

MedGen UID:
548562
•Concept ID:
C0277964
•
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Crepitus
SNOMED CT: Subcutaneous crepitus (64205004)

Definition

Air trapped in the subcutaneous space. It can be palpated or heard as a crackling or grating sensation under the skin. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSubcutaneous crepitus

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gas gangrene in the diabetic foot: lessons learned from a salvaged limb.
Aerden D, Lipsky BA, Denecker N, Nieboer K, Keymeulen B
Acta Chir Belg 2014 Jan-Feb;114(1):66-70. PMID: 24720142
Iatrogenic pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as a complication of colonoscopy with cold forceps biopsy.
Loughlin MT, Duncan TJ
Mil Med 2012 Apr;177(4):474-6. doi: 10.7205/milmed-d-11-00335. PMID: 22594142
Management of penetrating laryngotracheal injuries.
Grewal H, Rao PM, Mukerji S, Ivatury RR
Head Neck 1995 Nov-Dec;17(6):494-502. doi: 10.1002/hed.2880170607. PMID: 8847208
Esophageal perforation at a Barrett's ulcer.
Cappell MS, Sciales C, Biempica L
J Clin Gastroenterol 1989 Dec;11(6):663-6. doi: 10.1097/00004836-198912000-00013. PMID: 2584667

Diagnosis

Vanishing Lung Syndrome, or Idiopathic Giant Bullous Emphysema, with Pneumothorax, and Subcutaneous Emphysema in a 58-Year-Old Female Smoker with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Sohail H, Kilani Y, Osella J, Kamal ASF, Kumari B, Keftassa DE, Yusuf MH, Aldiabat M, Horoub A, Murthy S
Am J Case Rep 2022 Dec 2;23:e938063. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.938063. PMID: 36457206Free PMC Article
Subcutaneous emphysema with pneumomediastinum after tonsillectomy: Case report and review of the literature.
Barengo JH, Yuen SN, Kennedy P, Shott SR
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Apr;131:109885. Epub 2020 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.109885. PMID: 31981917
Gas Gangrene of the Diabetic Foot.
Kuy S, Romero RA, Kuy S
J La State Med Soc 2015 Sep-Oct;167(5):213-4. Epub 2015 Oct 15 PMID: 27159595
Iatrogenic pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as a complication of colonoscopy with cold forceps biopsy.
Loughlin MT, Duncan TJ
Mil Med 2012 Apr;177(4):474-6. doi: 10.7205/milmed-d-11-00335. PMID: 22594142
Management of penetrating laryngotracheal injuries.
Grewal H, Rao PM, Mukerji S, Ivatury RR
Head Neck 1995 Nov-Dec;17(6):494-502. doi: 10.1002/hed.2880170607. PMID: 8847208

Therapy

Subcutaneous emphysema with pneumomediastinum after tonsillectomy: Case report and review of the literature.
Barengo JH, Yuen SN, Kennedy P, Shott SR
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Apr;131:109885. Epub 2020 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.109885. PMID: 31981917
Gas gangrene following implant removal after the union of a tibial plateau fracture: a case report.
Wang S, Liu L
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2018 Jul 25;19(1):254. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2186-4. PMID: 30045706Free PMC Article
Gas Gangrene of the Diabetic Foot.
Kuy S, Romero RA, Kuy S
J La State Med Soc 2015 Sep-Oct;167(5):213-4. Epub 2015 Oct 15 PMID: 27159595
Gas gangrene in the diabetic foot: lessons learned from a salvaged limb.
Aerden D, Lipsky BA, Denecker N, Nieboer K, Keymeulen B
Acta Chir Belg 2014 Jan-Feb;114(1):66-70. PMID: 24720142
Iatrogenic pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as a complication of colonoscopy with cold forceps biopsy.
Loughlin MT, Duncan TJ
Mil Med 2012 Apr;177(4):474-6. doi: 10.7205/milmed-d-11-00335. PMID: 22594142

Prognosis

Subcutaneous emphysema with pneumomediastinum after tonsillectomy: Case report and review of the literature.
Barengo JH, Yuen SN, Kennedy P, Shott SR
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Apr;131:109885. Epub 2020 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.109885. PMID: 31981917
Gas gangrene in the diabetic foot: lessons learned from a salvaged limb.
Aerden D, Lipsky BA, Denecker N, Nieboer K, Keymeulen B
Acta Chir Belg 2014 Jan-Feb;114(1):66-70. PMID: 24720142
Iatrogenic pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as a complication of colonoscopy with cold forceps biopsy.
Loughlin MT, Duncan TJ
Mil Med 2012 Apr;177(4):474-6. doi: 10.7205/milmed-d-11-00335. PMID: 22594142
Management of penetrating laryngotracheal injuries.
Grewal H, Rao PM, Mukerji S, Ivatury RR
Head Neck 1995 Nov-Dec;17(6):494-502. doi: 10.1002/hed.2880170607. PMID: 8847208

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