[Post-traumatic pulmonary hematomas. Apropos of 2 cases].
Post-traumatic pulmonary hematoma presents clinically as a hemorrhagic collection within a newly-formed cavity in the lung parenchyma. Its frequency is probably underestimated in view of the importance of the associated lesions. The most frequent clinical sign is hemoptysis. The chest radiograph, as well as the CT scan, shows a clearly defined round image. As a rule, there is a favorable outcome with slow resorption over several weeks, with a restoration of the integrity of the pulmonary parenchyma, which justifies simple observation, with an absence of any therapeutic intervention.
Melloni
B
B
Service de pathologie respiratoire, Hôpital du Cluzeau, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Limoges.
Vergnenegre
A
A
Bonnaud
F
F
Savy
F P
FP
Touraine
F
F
Mignonat
G
G
Eichler
B
B
Germouty
J
J
D000328:Adult; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Hématomes pulmonaires post-traumatiques. A propos de deux observations.