Calcified pleural plaque mimicking a traumatic pneumothorax.

Autors:	K A El-Gendy, G K Atkin
Idioma:	Eng.
Data:	2009-11-25
Revista:	Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (1472-0213)
Lliurament:	Emerg Med J. 2009 Dec;26(12):914
Abstract:	Pneumothorax is a common presentation to the emergency department, arising from traumatic and non-traumatic aetiologies. Diagnosis of non-tension pneumothorax is by a visible lung edge on chest radiography together with the absence of lung markings more peripherally. The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) system recommends tube thoracostomy as the definitive treatment for traumatic pneumothorax. The case is described of a patient who presented following thoracic trauma with an unusual finding on chest radiography that led to diagnostic confusion by mimicking a pneumothorax.
Copyright:	Emergency medicine journal : EMJ Department of Surgery, Barnet General Hospital, Barnet, Hertfordshire, UK. khalid.elgendy doctors.org.uk
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Temes:	Accidents, Traffic, Calcinosis, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pleural Diseases, Pneumothorax