When back pain masks a pneumothorax: Atypical presentation in a healthy young nonsmoker male.

Autor:	Hussein MTQ; Department of Internal Medicine, Al-Nassiryah Teaching Hospital, Thi Qar, Iraq., Hashim HT; University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, College of Medicine, Karbala, Iraq., Jawad SF; Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, Al-Mustaqbal University, Babil, Iraq., Jaheed AK; Department of Internal Medicine, Al-Nassiryah Teaching Hospital, Thi Qar, Iraq., Al-Badri SG; University of Baghdad, College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq., Almusawi M; University of Baghdad, College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq., Al-Obaidi MN; University of Baghdad, College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq., Al-Obaidi AD; University of Baghdad, College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Radiology case reports [Radiol Case Rep] 2024 Nov 22; Vol. 20 (2), pp. 867-870. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 22 (Print Publication: 2025).
DOI:	10.1016/j.radcr.2024.10.108
Abstrakt:	Spontaneous pneumothorax usually presents with sudden chest pain and dyspnea as cardinal symptoms, but its diagnosis may be challenging with atypical presentation. We describe here the case of an unusual presentation of spontaneous pneumothorax in a 20-year-old male nonsmoker with no past medical history, presenting to the emergency department with intense back pain accompanied by vomiting. The diagnosis of spontaneous pneumothorax should be entertained by the clinicians, even in atypical presentations, for timely management. (© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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