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Motorbike accident. Chest pain.
Patient Data
Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Traumatic pneumothorax - subtle (supine chest radiograph)


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Supine radiograph. The lungs and pleural spaces are clear. Sharp definition of the right hemidiaphragm suggests a small pneumothorax. The cardiomediastinal contours are normal allowing for projection. Displaced right seventh rib and right mid clavicular fractures.
Case Discussion
Trauma CT confirmed a small anterior right pneumothorax.