Unusual case of primary spontaneous hemopneumothorax in a young man with atypical tension pneumothorax: a case report

Abstract Background Spontaneous life-threatening hemopneumothorax is an atypical but treatable entity of unexpected circulatory collapse in young patients, affecting 0.5–11.6% of patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax. Spontaneous pneumothorax is a well-documented disorder with a classic cli...

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Main Authors: Youwen Chen, Zhijian Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1732-x