Traumatic asphyxia in the young: report of two cases and literature review

Abstract Background Traumatic asphyxia, also called masque ecchymotique, Ollivier’s syndrome, and Perthes syndrome, is a rare but serious form of chest trauma described for the first time by Ollivier in 1837. The purpose of this study is to report our experience with two cases of traumatic asphyxia...

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Main Author: Abdulsalam Y. Taha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-05-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41935-022-00287-1