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Periorbital emphysema after a dry hyperbaric chamber exposure
Ping Wu1, Kin Bong Tang2, Wing Wa Yan2
1 Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong
2 Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong
Corresponding author: Dr Ping Wu, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tsing Chung Koon Road, Hong Kong
ORCiD: 0000-0001-6215-4847
Keywords
Case report; Complications; Hyperbaric oxygen; Hyperbaric medicine; Ophthalmology; Side effects
Abstract
(Wu P, Tang KB, Yan WW. Periorbital emphysema after a dry hyperbaric chamber exposure. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. 2025 30 September;55(3):280−283. doi: 10.28920/dhm55.3.280-283. PMID: 40986925.)
We report a case of a patient developing extensive periorbital, facial, and neck emphysema during hyperbaric oxygen treatment for his facial osteoradionecrosis after sequestrectomy. Hyperbaric physicians should be alert for the potential development of this complication during the treatment and have a contingency plan.
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