Idiopathic Exudative Hydropneumothorax and Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in a Young Iranian Man: A Case Report

Oldooz Aloosh; Haleh Afshar; Niloufar Dadashpour; Arda Kiani; Majid Golestani Eraghi

doi:10.22038/jctm.2017.19308.1118

Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine (Mar 2017)

Idiopathic Exudative Hydropneumothorax and Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in a Young Iranian Man: A Case Report

Oldooz Aloosh,
Haleh Afshar,
Niloufar Dadashpour,
Arda Kiani,
Majid Golestani Eraghi

Affiliations

Oldooz Aloosh: Fellowship in pulmonology, Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Haleh Afshar: Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khoram abad, Iran
Niloufar Dadashpour: Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesiology, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khoram abad, Iran
Arda Kiani: Pulmonologist, Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Majid Golestani Eraghi: Anesthesiologist, Fellowship in intensive Care, Lung Transplantation Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculose and Lung Disease, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22038/jctm.2017.19308.1118
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 553 – 555

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Hydropneumothorax denotes concurrent presence of pneumothorax and hydrothorax in the pleural space, which can be a fatal situation. In this study, we presented the case of a 35-year-old male with history of progressive pleuritic chest pain 30 days before admission with idiopathic hydropneumothorax and spontaneous pneumomediastinum

Published in Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine

ISSN: 2345-2447 (Print); 2322-5750 (Online)
Publisher: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system; Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: http://jctm.mums.ac.ir/

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