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The authors report a rare case of a barotraumatic pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum associated with esoph-ageal perforation and orbital emphysema. A 4-year-old boy presented with sudden respiratory distress after blowout of a defective tire that he bit. Computed tomography scan showed right pneumothorax and bilateral orbital emphysema. A linear rupture has been detected in the cervical esophagus in esophagoscopy. Stamm gastrostomy and tube thoracostomy were performed,and broadspectrumantibiotics have been introduced. Oral feeding started 23 days after blowout of tire, and the patient was discharged 50 days after injury.
The authors report a rare case of a barotraumatic pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum associated with esoph-ageal perforation and orbital emphysema. A 4-year-old boy presented with sudden respiratory distress after blowout of a defective tire that he bit. Computed tomography scan showed right pneumothorax and bilateral orbital emphysema. A linear rupture has been detected in the cervical esophagus in esophagoscopy. Stamm gastrostomy and tube thoracostomy were performed, and broadspectrumantibiotics have been introduced. Oral feeding started 23 days after blowout of tire, and the patient was discharged 50 days after injury.