A tenacious trio of retropharyngeal emphysema, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report

• Main Authors: Arjunkumar Asokan, Amalina Abu Othman, Mun, Stephanie Chen Kar, Larry Ellee Nyanti, Chien, Huan Nai, Hema Yamini Ramarmuty, Kunji Kannan Sivaraman Kannan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Penerbit UMS 2024
• Subjects: R5-920 Medicine (General); RC306-320.5 Tuberculosis
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41133/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41133/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41133/; https://10.0.200.0/bjms.v18i3.5390
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Retropharyngeal emphysema (RPE) is the presence of air in the retropharyngeal area. It may occur due to various etiologies or sometimes spontaneously due to an underlying lung pathology. This report describes a case of a 26-year-old gentleman with pulmonary tuberculosis on treatment who presented wi...