Subcutaneous emphysema is the medical term for when air becomes trapped in tissues beneath the skin. Learn more about the condition, including the symptoms and treatment options.

Subcutaneous emphysema is when air or gas gets under your skin tissue. Although this condition commonly occurs in the tissue of the neck or chest wall, it can develop in other body parts. A smooth ...

THE purpose of this paper is to report a case of mediastinal, subcutaneous and probable subpericardial emphysema treated by recompression, with subsequent recovery. On February 11, 1958, a 19-year ...