Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum following orbital blowout pathological fracture in a cat with nasal lymphoma: a case report

BMC Veterinary Research

Case Report

Junghee Yoon¹  Heejeong Hong¹  Tae-hee Kim¹  Kyuyong Kang¹  Hwa-Young Youn¹  Kyoung-Won Seo²  Ye-In Oh³ 

[1] Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Republic of Korea;College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Republic of Korea;Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, 41566, Daegu, Republic of Korea;Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Republic of Korea;

关键词: Lymphoma;    Cat;    Chemotherapy;    Blowout fracture;    Pneumomediastinum;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12917-023-03722-0

 received in 2023-02-08, accepted in 2023-09-08,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSubcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum are rare complications associated with orbital blowout pathological fracture.Case presentationA 7-year old, castrated male Abbysinian cat presented with anorexia, lethargy, nausea, eyelid swelling, nasal discharge, and sneezing. Based on the clinical and diagnostic work-up, the cat was diagnosed with T cell high-grade nasal lymphoma associated with orbital pathological fracture due to the tumour invasion. After chemotherapy, the cat showed massive subcutaneous emphysema from frontal region to abdomen and pneumomediastinum due to orbital blowout pathological fracture. As the nasal mass decreased in volume; the air had moved from the maxillary sinus to the subcutaneous region and the mediastinum through fascial planes in the head and neck region.ConclusionsThis is a first case report of a massive subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum due to an orbital blowout pathological fracture following chemotherapy in feline nasal lymphoma in veterinary medicine.

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