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Emphysema Caused by a Tik-Tok Challenge A 21-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with 3 days of worsening periorbital swelling (A, B). She had recently completed a Tik-Tok challenge in which she induced air reflux through the nasolacrimal system by forcefully blowing against a plugged nose. Computed tomography scans (C, coronal; D, sagittal) demonstrated bilateral subcutaneous and orbital emphysema with no orbital fractures. Her swelling was managed conservatively, but she was subsequently lost to follow up. Forceful nose blowing may lead to orbital emphysema even in the absence of a visible fracture. (Magnified version of Figure A-D is available online at www.aaojournal.org).

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Author

Erica N. Woertz; Sudarshan Srivatsan; Robert Kersten

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)