FATAL PNEUMOTHORAX FOLLOWING EXPLORATORY PUNCTURE
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Pneumothorax following acupuncture.
Acupuncture is an alternative medicine procedure that in recent years has achieved immense popularity with the public.1,2 Several authors have voiced concerns, however, about the lack of regulations for acupuncture and the possibility of serious complications following the procedure.3-6 We hereby report a case of unilateral pneumothorax occurring as a complication of acupuncture treatment.
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
سال: 1912
ISSN: 0002-9629
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-191208000-00010