ArticleTrauma case reports2020
Subcutaneous emphysema or necrotizing fasciitis after insect bite?
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- Non-infectious Subcutaneous Emphysema of the Upper Extremity: A Unique Mimicker of Necrotizing Fasciitis - A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Surgical Decision-Making in the Setting of Diagnostic Uncertainty in Upper Extremity Subcutaneous Emphysema.Case reports in orthopedics · 2026Article
- Necrotizing fasciitis that led to unexpected and fulminant deterioration in less than 24 hours: a case report.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
- Benign subcutaneous emphysema: a rare and challenging entityCase reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe rapid form of subcutaneous emphysema after an insect bite is hard to distinguish from necrotizing fasciitis. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report a case of benign subcutaneous emphysema after an insect bite on the hand of an 18-year-old Caucasian man. The puncture area in the first web space of his hand was erythematous and swollen. After 4 h, he began to hear crackling sounds in the hand. Although conservative management was provided, he experienced gradually increasing pain and rapid progression in swelling and crepitation. The symptoms regressed after fasciotomy.
conclusionThis is the fourth reported case of benign subcutaneous emphysema after an insect bite in the literature. Although benign emphysema has a good prognosis after treatment, it is similar to necrotizing fasciitis. Proper diagnosis can only be established with histological and microbiological investigations, but in cases where early histological and microbiological investigations cannot be performed, biochemistry and radiological test should be used.
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