Pneumothorax necessitans presenting as a presternal pneumothoracocele

Authors
Tripathi, SP Massad, MG Mehta, VK Benedetti, E Geha, AS
Citation
Sp. Tripathi et al., Pneumothorax necessitans presenting as a presternal pneumothoracocele, ANN THORAC, 69(1), 2000, pp. 266-267
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00034975 → ACNP
Volume
69
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
266 - 267
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(200001)69:1<266:PNPAAP>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A 31-year-old woman who is an intravenous drug abuser developed sternoclavi cular joint infection with mediastinal and subcutaneous tissue abscesses th at communicated through an erosion in the manubrium caused by osteomyelitis . Air entrapment from a subsequent apical pneumothorax formed a localized a nterior "pneumothoracocele." We referred to this condition as "pneumothorax necessitans," and we suggest including it in the differential diagnosis of anterior chest wall masses. (C) 2000 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.