Air-Leak Syndrome with Spontaneous Tension Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum Caused by Bleomycin-Induced Organizing Pneumonia

Teaching Point: The appearance of pneumatoceles in a patient with organizing pneumonia is an early sign of leak syndrome and is a significant finding as its rupture can lead to a life-threatening tension pneumothorax. Air leak syndrome (ALS), consisting of pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema and pn...

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Main Authors: Cedric Vanmarcke, Thomas Steelandt, Anne-Sophie Vliegen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
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Online Access:https://www.jbsr.be/articles/2880