‘Pseudopneumothorax’—Hold that chest tube! |
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| Authors: | Amila C. A. C. Y. Punyadasa Augustine Tee |
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| Affiliation: | 1Department of Accident & Emergency Medicine, The National University Hospital of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore, Singapore ;2Department of Respiratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore |
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| Abstract: | We report a case of herniation of abdominal contents into the left hemithorax in a patient with a history of vague left-sided thoracoabdominal trauma 18 days previous to admission and who also had a recent 1-week history of upper respiratory symptoms, including cough, and then presented with dyspnoea and fever for 3 days. There was no preceding cardiorespiratory pathology of note. We also discuss the epidemiology, pathogenesis and management of blunt-traumatic diaphragmatic rupture. |
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| Keywords: | Blunt trauma Diaphragmatic rupture Pneumothorax |
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