An Atypic Presentation Of Spontaneous Hemopneumothorax: A Case Report
Abstract
Spontaneous pneumothorax generally takes diagnosis
with general symptoms such as chest pain and dyspnea.
However, it may rarely exist with atypical and misleading
symptoms. Furthermore, it may turn into hemopneumothorax uncommonly. In time, correct diagnosis of these
patients establishes vital importance in the emergency
department. In this report, we aimed to present a spontaneous hemopneumothorax case arriving to the emergency
department with atypical symptoms mimicking conversion
disorder.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Case Report
Authors
Umut Çavuş
This is me
Fatih Kırar
This is me
Ezgi Hasbek
This is me
Macit Aydın
This is me
Mehmet Doğan
This is me
Publication Date
March 1, 2012
Submission Date
April 24, 2014
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2012 Volume: 12 Number: 3