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Traumatic Asphyxia due to Blunt Chest Trauma with External Auditory Canal Bleeding  

Lee, Je-Ho (Trauma Center, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Kyoung, Kyu-Hyouck (Trauma Center, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Kim, Jeong Won (Trauma Center, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Yang, Hui-Jun (Trauma Center, Departement of Neurology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Hong, Eun Seog (Trauma Center, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
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Journal of Trauma and Injury / v.26, no.4, 2013 , pp. 297-299 More about this Journal
Abstract
Traumatic asphyxia, also called 'Perthes syndrome', is characterized by subconjunctival hemorrhage, cervicofacialpetechiae and cyanosis resulting from venous hypertension caused by an abrupt, severe, compressive force to the thoracoabdominal region. A 37-year-old male patient who was transferred to the emergency room due to chest trauma by overturning of a forkcrane. His head, neck, and shoulders showed severe ecchymosis, and his upper chest was cyanotic. There was bilateral subconjunctival hemorrhage and bilateral ear bleeding without tympanic rupture. Perthes syndrome is a rare condition and we treated a patient with typical and atypical symptoms; thus we report this case of Perthes syndrome.
Keywords
Traumatic asphyxia; Perthes syndrome; Blunt chest trauma;
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