Acute
Odynophagia - Rare Clinical Presentation
of Spontaneous Cervical Emphysema
1496-
Correspondence
Peter George MD, Associate Professor,
Department of Medicine, Fr Muller Medical College, Fr Muller
Road, Mangalore, S India. 575002
Phone: +91 9845177660, +91 824 223800
Fax: +91 824 2238000
E mail: drpetergeorge2002@yahoo.com.
Emphysema of iatrogenic, traumatic and infective causes are common and are easily identifiable. Spontaneous emphysema occurring around the neck is very rare in clinical practice. We report a case of cervical emphysema, which occurred after a rapid deglutition of water.