Subcutaneous emphysema
Subcutaneous emphysema refers to the symptom of air (or gas) trapped under the skin. It is not related to the similarly-named chronic respiratory disease of Emphysema. Air may enter the subcutaneous tissue to create subcutaneous emphysema in a penetrating injury
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