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- Title
SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX AND BULLOUS EMPHYSEMA IN A YOUNG PATIENT? ABOUT A CASE.
- Authors
Manuela Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, María; Cardona-Gaviria, Hernán; María Hincapie-Cano, Luisa; Camila Oyuela-Gutiérrez, María; Ximena Quevedo-Cristancho, Tatiana; Valencia-Riascos, Daniela; Gómez-Raigosa, Juliana; Carolina Díaz-Rivera, María
- Abstract
Introduction: Pneumothorax is a pathology prevalent in traumatic accidents in the thorax, but it can also be found spontaneously due to causes attributable to bullous disease, pneumonia, airway obstruction, malignancy, among others. Case report: Young male patient who debuted with spontaneous pneumothorax who required management in the intensive care unit with subsequent appearance of bullae in diagnostic images and pathology. Discussion: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) in the young population is influenced by psychosocial factors such as age, gender, habits, environment, and genetic factors. In 80% of patients with PSP, the presence of bullae or apical blebs has been demonstrated, in addition from the porosity of the pleura that usually occurs in tall adolescents with athletic bodies; but it is also observed that tobacco use can increase the risk. Conclusions: Spontaneous pneumothorax due to bullous emphysema has increased in young people due to the use of psychoactive substances, vapers, and cigarettes.
- Subjects
PNEUMONIA; INTENSIVE care units; PSYCHIATRIC drugs; PLEURODESIS; TREATMENT effectiveness; RESPIRATORY obstructions; COMPUTED tomography; PNEUMOTHORAX; PULMONARY emphysema; THORACOSTOMY; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2023, Vol 23, Issue 3, p172
- ISSN
1814-5469
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25176/RFMH.v23i3.5878