Presentation
Motor vehicle traum
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Traumatic pneumatoceles
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Ground glass opacity in the right upper and middle lobes with thin walled cysts. No rib fractures although there is a large pneumothorax
Case Discussion
Traumatic pneumatocele, also known as a traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst or traumatic lung cyst, is a rare complication of blunt chest trauma that occurs in children and young adults. It represents air trapped within a pulmonary laceration. It appears as a thin-walled, air-filled cavity, with or without air-fluid levels. Pneumothorax and/or pneumomediastinum may also coexist.
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