Idiopathic, bilateral pneumothorax: Case report in a young child

Peter S. Dayan; Bruce L. Klein

doi:10.1016/0736-4679(95)80008-5

Idiopathic, bilateral pneumothorax: Case report in a young child

Peter S. Dayan, Bruce L. Klein

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Abstract

Unilateral, idiopathic pneumothorax (IP) is relatively common and occurs predominantly in males in their teens and twenties, with 85% presenting before age forty. In contrast, bilateral IP occurs rarely, with only three cases reported from 1977-87. To our knowledge, only one case of bilateral IP has been reported in the pediatric population, an adolescent male with likely recurrent disease. We present a case of a 7-year-old child with bilateral IP and discuss the diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of this entity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	505-508
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0736-4679(95)80008-5
State	Published - Jan 1 1995
Externally published	Yes

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idiopathic pneumothorax
subpleural blebs

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Emergency Medicine

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