Spontaneous Hemopneumothorax: A Rare Cause of Unexplained Hemodynamic Instability in a Young Patient
Joint Authors
Aragão, Antonio Higor Marques
Fonseca, Letícia Aguiar
Deulefeu, Flávio Clemente
Medeiros, Israel Lopes
de Araújo, Rafael Fernandes Viana
da Cruz Neto, Carlos Alberto
Neto, Antero Gomes
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-01-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Spontaneous hemopneumothorax is a rare and potentially life-threatening disorder which complicates about 1-12% of patients presenting with spontaneous pneumothorax and has a remarkable predilection for male patients.
It may present with signs of hypovolemic shock without apparent cause.
While there are no specific guidelines for the management of patients diagnosed with such condition, wide debate in the literature relating to patient selection for surgery remains unresolved, and recently there seems to be a trend increasingly favorable towards early surgical intervention.
Video-assisted thoracic surgery emerges as an excellent option for stable patients and has now been considered the gold standard treatment for spontaneous hemopneumothorax.
We report the case of a 17-year-old male patient who presented to the emergency department with a history of sudden chest pain and dyspnea, with no previous evidence of trauma.
On admission, the patient presented with hypotension, tachycardia, and cutaneous pallor.
Chest X-ray showed hydropneumothorax on the left hemithorax; then, chest tube was placed with an initial drainage of 2000 ml of blood.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aragão, Antonio Higor Marques& Fonseca, Letícia Aguiar& Deulefeu, Flávio Clemente& Medeiros, Israel Lopes& de Araújo, Rafael Fernandes Viana& da Cruz Neto, Carlos Alberto…[et al.]. 2020. Spontaneous Hemopneumothorax: A Rare Cause of Unexplained Hemodynamic Instability in a Young Patient. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151014
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aragão, Antonio Higor Marques…[et al.]. Spontaneous Hemopneumothorax: A Rare Cause of Unexplained Hemodynamic Instability in a Young Patient. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151014
American Medical Association (AMA)
Aragão, Antonio Higor Marques& Fonseca, Letícia Aguiar& Deulefeu, Flávio Clemente& Medeiros, Israel Lopes& de Araújo, Rafael Fernandes Viana& da Cruz Neto, Carlos Alberto…[et al.]. Spontaneous Hemopneumothorax: A Rare Cause of Unexplained Hemodynamic Instability in a Young Patient. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151014
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151014