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      Enfisema subcutáneo no infeccioso en mano: reporte de un caso Translated title: Non-infective subcutaneous emphysema of the hand: case report

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          El enfisema subcutáneo de causa no infecciosa se presenta raras veces. Debido a la importancia de discernir este cuadro de uno de causa infecciosa presentamos este caso. El paciente acudió al hospital por aumento de volumen en mano izquierda después de sufrir una cortadura en el quinto dedo con una barra de metal. Los análisis de sangre estuvieron dentro de rangos normales. Una radiografía mostró signos de enfisema subcutáneo. Se inició terapia antibiótica empírica. El enfisema remitió luego de 36 horas. Este caso es de interés debido a que es importante considerar cuadros de causa no infecciosa en el diagnóstico diferencial de enfisema subcutáneo de mano.

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          Subcutaneous emphysema of noninfectious cause occurs rarely. We present this case due to the importance of discerning it from one with an infectious etiology. Our patient came to the hospital with increased volume in the left hand after suffering a cut on the fifth finger of that hand with a metal bar. Blood tests were within normal ranges. Signs of subcutaneous emphysema were noted in the hand X-ray. Empirical antibiotic therapy was initiated with improvement at 36 hours. This case is of interest to consider non-infectious causes in the differential diagnosis of hand emphysema.

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          Anales de la Facultad de Medicina
          An. Fac. med.
          Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Facultad de Medicina
          1025-5583
          January 2016
          : 77
          : 1
          : 51-53
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Perú
          [2 ] Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud Perú
          [3 ] EsSalud Perú
          Article
          S1025-55832016000100009
          10.15381/anales.v77i1.11553
          5caefc82-668d-4bfd-93ee-34f037031e8c

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          HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
          HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
          INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
          MEDICAL ETHICS
          MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
          MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
          MEDICINE, LEGAL
          MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
          PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

          Social law,General medicine,Medicine,Clinical chemistry,Internal medicine,Complementary & Alternative medicine,Health & Social care,Public health
          Subcutaneous emphysema,Enfisema subcutáneo no infeccioso,Hand,Mano

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