Spontaneous pneumothorax in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
A new roentgenographic finding of spontaneous pneumothorax occurred in a patient with well-advanced (stage V) allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). The pneumothorax responded to chest tube evacuation. Patients with well-advanced ABPA and severe chest pain should be carefully examined and treated for pneumothorax, to maintain as much functioning lung as possible.
D000328:Adult; D001229:Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / Q000150:complications*; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy