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Systemic emphysema accompanying marked undernutrition.

Yuichi Takano^1,2, Hiroaki Tanaka³, Michiari Kawamo¹

¹Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital Yokohama Kanagawa Japan.

Acute Medicine & Surgery

|November 11, 2017

Summary

Severe undernutrition in a woman led to systemic emphysema, a rare complication. Prompt nutritional support and antibiotics successfully resolved the emphysema, highlighting the importance of whole-body management in starvation cases.

Keywords:

Emergency room nutrition psychiatry systemic emphysema undernutrition

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Radiology

Background:

A 38-year-old woman with intellectual disability presented with severe undernutrition.
Dental issues led to a drastic decrease in food intake over two months, causing significant weight loss (47kg to 31kg).

Observation:

Computed tomography (CT) revealed extensive emphysema affecting subcutaneous, mediastinal, and retroperitoneal spaces.
Hospitalization included central venous hyperalimentation and antibiotic therapy.

Findings:

Follow-up CT scans after three weeks of treatment showed complete resolution of the systemic emphysema.
The patient showed favorable progress and was transferred for further psychiatric care.

Implications:

This case underscores systemic emphysema as a rare but serious complication of prolonged starvation and undernutrition.
Comprehensive management, including nutritional rehabilitation and close monitoring, is crucial for patients with severe undernutrition and its complications.