21-Year-Old Female with Pneumothorax and Massive Air Leak Following Blunt Trauma; a Photo Quiz
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine,
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022),
1 January 2022
,
Page e24
https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v10i1.1513
Abstract
A 21-year-old female presented to the emergency department, about 20 minutes after a motorcycle accident. She was agitated and complaining of shortness of breath. Her vital signs were: heart rate 110 bpm, respiratory rate 32/minute, blood pressure 89/67 mmHg, oxygen saturations 79% on room air, temperature 36.5°C and GCS 15. Chest auscultation revealed decreased breath sounds on the left side. The diagnosis of pneumothorax was made for the patient and a left thoracostomy tube was inserted; however, massive air leak was noted and the clinical symptoms did not improve. Computed tomography scan of the chest in the mediastinal window showeda doubtful pathology, crumpled laminated membrane.
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- Echinococcosis, Pulmonary
- Lung Diseases
- Parasitic
- Pneumothorax
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