Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine

Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine

Idiopathic Exudative Hydropneumothorax and Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in a Young Iranian Man: A Case Report

Document Type : Case Report

Authors
Oldooz Aloosh 1
Haleh Afshar 2
Niloufar Dadashpour 2
Arda Kiani 3
Majid Golestani Eraghi 4
1 Fellowship in pulmonology, Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khoram abad, Iran
3 Pulmonologist, Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Anesthesiologist, Fellowship in intensive Care, Lung Transplantation Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculose and Lung Disease, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
10.22038/jctm.2017.19308.1118
Abstract
Hydropneumothorax denotes concurrent presence of pneumothorax and hydrothorax in the pleural space, which can be a fatal situation. In this study, we presented the case of a 35-year-old male with history of progressive pleuritic chest pain 30 days before admission with idiopathic hydropneumothorax and spontaneous pneumomediastinum
Keywords
Chest pain
Dyspnea
Hydropneumothorax
Pneumomediastinum
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Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
Volume 5, Issue 1
Winter 2017
Pages 553-555