Pneumothorax
Case contributed by Ian Bickle ◉
Diagnosis certain
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Citation:
Bickle I, Pneumothorax. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 26 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-50376
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At the time the case was submitted for publication Ian Bickle had no recorded disclosures.
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3 Jan 2017
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16 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures
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Healthy young female. Sudden onset shortness of breath and right sided pleuritic chest pain.
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
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Pneumothorax
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Small right apical pneumothorax. No mediastinal shift.
Left lung clear.
Heart size normal.
Right cervical rib.
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