| Autor: |
Adriana Nohemi Garcia Herrera |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
International Journal of Clinical & Medical Imaging. |
| ISSN: |
2376-0249 |
| DOI: |
10.4172/2376-0249.1000581 |
| Popis: |
Clinical Image: A 37-year-old man presented to the Emergency department with multiple injuries after he was hit by a van. He was conscious, hemodynamically and respiratory stable. CT image showed a right-sided round collection suggestive of haemato-pneumatocele (arrows), small pneumomediastinum and hemoneumothorax as well as right rib fractures (3rd through 7th) (Figure 1). Haematopneumatocele is an air/blood cavitary lesion in the lung parenchyma following blunt thoracic trauma. It is characterized by minor clinical symptoms and major radiologic signs. The formation of this lesion requires a direct violent impact which explains its frequency in young adults. Though rarely described, its frequency is certainly underestimated. Their clinical implications are minimal and have a favorable evolution with spontaneous resolution of the radiological abnormalities. No aggressive intervention is required. This patient had an uncomplicated clinical course. |
| Databáze: |
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