A rare cause of pneumothorax: Diesel aspiration pneumonitis

Catamenial pneumothorax: A rare cause of recurrent pneumothorax

Introduction: Primary spontaneous pneumoth-orax is a common clinical occurrence. Although primary spontaneous pneumothorax is twice as common in men as in women. The recurrence rate is significantly higher in women. The two primary causes for recurrence in women are catamenial pneumothorax and endometriosis related pneumothorax. In the past, catamenial and/or endometriosis related pneumothorax ...

A rare cause of chylo-pneumothorax in a preterm neonate.

Osteopoikilosis: a rare cause of bone pain

 Background: Osteopoikilosis (OPK) is a rare inherited condition of the bones, transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait characterized by numerous hyperostotic areas that tend to localize in periarticular osseous regions. It is usually asymptomatic and is often diagnosed incidentally during x-rays made by other reasons. We present a case of 34-year-old man suffering from polyarthralgia an...

Pneumonitis following diesel fuel siphonage

Petroleum diesel is a complex mixture of liquid hydrocarbons and mainly used as fuel in transport vehicles. The practice of manual siphoning of diesel from fuel tanks is common in developing countries but hydrocarbon pneumonitis due to diesel siphonage is rarely reported. We report pneumonitis following diesel fuel siphonage in a 30-year-old driver. Initially patient had severe nausea and vomit...

Pneumothorax following breast aspiration.

A 46-year-old lady returned to surgical outpatients with a recurrent left breast cyst which had been aspirated six weeks previously. She was thin and nervous, on treatment with diazepam and tri cyclic anti depressants. She was distressed that the cyst had recurred but lay quietly as aspiration was performed. Multiple cysts were present, and when the first one had been aspirated the 21 FG needle...