[A man with subcutaneous emphysema]. / Een man met acuut subcutaan emfyseem.

After insertion of a nasal oxygen catheter, a 65-year-old man developed severe subcutaneous emphysema of the face and neck. The catheter damaged the mucosa of the left inferior nasal concha. Oxygen was blown into the subcutis. Emergency intubation was needed to secure the airway. The patient recovered within 24 hours.