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spontaneous pneumothorax
a case with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax was presented. etiology, mechanism, and treatment were discussed on the review of literature. spontaneous pneumothorax is a clinical entity resulting from a sudden non traumatic rupture of the lung. biach reported in 1880 that 78% of 916 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax had tuberculosis. kjergaard emphasized 1932 the primary importance of sub...
متن کاملThe management of spontaneous pneumothorax.
In 1932 Kjaergaard corrected the universally held belief that spontaneous pneumothorax was usually a manifestation of active tuberculosis. To-day the pathology of the condition is well understood but there is no general agreement about therapy. In the literature, the treatment varies from the extremely conservative, with bed-rest alone in most cases (Vail, Alway, and England, 1960; Hyde, 1963),...
متن کاملManagement of spontaneous pneumothorax.
Management of patients with a spontaneous pneumothorax continues to challenge clinicians. Recent guidelines help provide care pathways for these patients and highlight the many areas in need of additional study. Management options for spontaneous pneumothoraces should be selected based primarily upon a patient's clinical status. Observation or pleural air drainage, in selected patients, plays a...
متن کاملManagement of spontaneous pneumothorax.
Spontaneous pneumothorax occurring In the apparently healthy individual was first named and described by Itard’ in 1803. In 1826 Laennec2 accurately described the occurrence of such a phenomenum, and following McDowell3 in 1856, who described the condition In a tuberculous patient, the etiology was accepted as tuberculous in the majority of cases until Kjaergaard4 (1932 and 1933) revealed that ...
متن کاملSpontaneous Resolution of Massive Spontaneous Tubercular Pneumothorax
A 29-year-old female presented with complaints of fever and productive cough of three weeks duration. Pulmonary tuberculosis was diagnosed bacteriologically and she was prescribed antituberculosis drugs. During follow-up she developed massive pneumothorax, for which patient refused surgical management and was managed conservatively. After six months there was complete spontaneous resolution of ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1937
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.12.68.119