Sequence of Rare Diagnoses in a Young Patient: Altitude Barotrauma Hemopneumothorax and Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia

Sequence of Rare Diagnoses in a Young Patient: Altitude Barotrauma Hemopneumothorax and Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia

We present the case of a 35-year-old patient without pathological history who developed hemopneumothorax due to altitude barotrauma during a commercial airline flight. The computed tomography (CT) of the chest identified the presence of right hydropneumothorax and emphysema “blebs” and bubbles. Afte...

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Main Authors: Iustina Leonte, Karina Ivanov, Angela Ștefania Marghescu, Șerban Radu Matache, Florica Valeria Negru, Ana Luiza Iorga, Silviu Mihail Dumitru, Beatrice Mahler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
hemopneumothorax
altitude barotrauma
emphysematous lesions
desquamative interstitial pneumonia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/14/2367

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