Primary spontaneous pneumothorax due to high bleb burden
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Primary spontaneous pneumothorax due to high bleb burden
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) occurs most frequently in young, tall, lean, male smokers without any known underlying lung disease. It is an important diagnosis to make promptly in order to prevent progression to obstructive shock. We present a case report of a young, male, former-smoker and polysubstance abuser with no prior lung history that developed acute dyspnea at rest and was fou...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2213-0071
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.08.007