Trauma: an unusual aetiology of pulmonary pseudocyst.
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
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2008 Jul-Sep; 50(3): 293-4
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-30073
ABSTRACT
Traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst due to blunt chest trauma is rare. It is a clinical entity that manifests itself with minor clinical and major radiological signs. We report a case of a 16-year-old girl, who during an attack by a violent cow sustained a chest impact that resulted in a traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst, confirmed with a computed tomographic (CT) scan of the chest. The patient recovered with conservative management.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Thoracic Injuries
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Wounds, Nonpenetrating
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Female
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Humans
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Adolescent
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Cysts
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Lung Diseases
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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