Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum after a trivial injury: a case report
Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum is defined as presence of free air or gas in the pleural cavity and mediastinal structures respectively. Spontaneous pneumothorax seems to be associated with anatomical abnormalities such as subpleural blebs or bullae, however not for spontaneous pneumo...
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| description | Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum is defined as presence of free air or gas in the pleural cavity and mediastinal structures respectively. Spontaneous pneumothorax seems to be associated with anatomical abnormalities such as subpleural blebs or bullae, however not for spontaneous pneumomediastinum which may developed without an apparent precipitating cause. Both usually may occur in young healthy adults without serious underlying lung disease. We report a case of spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum after a trivial injury. He was initially presented with dyspnea after two weeks of initial trivial trauma. Chest radiograph showed left apical pneumothorax with pneumomediastinum with no evidence of rib fracture. His condition was deemed non-traumatic by surgical colleague, thus admitted to medical ward for observation and eventually discharged well. |
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| spelling | upm-902992021-09-09T23:24:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90299/ Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum after a trivial injury: a case report Rakawi, Ahmad Faizal Marwan, Abdul Aziz Daut, Ummi Nadira Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum is defined as presence of free air or gas in the pleural cavity and mediastinal structures respectively. Spontaneous pneumothorax seems to be associated with anatomical abnormalities such as subpleural blebs or bullae, however not for spontaneous pneumomediastinum which may developed without an apparent precipitating cause. Both usually may occur in young healthy adults without serious underlying lung disease. We report a case of spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum after a trivial injury. He was initially presented with dyspnea after two weeks of initial trivial trauma. Chest radiograph showed left apical pneumothorax with pneumomediastinum with no evidence of rib fracture. His condition was deemed non-traumatic by surgical colleague, thus admitted to medical ward for observation and eventually discharged well. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2020-08 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/90299/1/15upm.pdf Rakawi, Ahmad Faizal and Marwan, Abdul Aziz and Daut, Ummi Nadira (2020) Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum after a trivial injury: a case report. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 16 (suppl. 8). pp. 84-86. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2020082609361415_MJMHS_0299.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Rakawi, Ahmad Faizal Marwan, Abdul Aziz Daut, Ummi Nadira Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum after a trivial injury: a case report |
| title | Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum after a trivial injury: a case report |
| title_full | Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum after a trivial injury: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum after a trivial injury: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum after a trivial injury: a case report |
| title_short | Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum after a trivial injury: a case report |
| title_sort | spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum after a trivial injury: a case report |
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