[Post-traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts].
BACKGROUND
Pulmonary pseudocyst is an unusual complication of chest trauma.


METHODS
A 12-year-old boy suffered from a non penetrating chest trauma. Examination was normal except mild hemoptysis. Chest X-rays and tomodensitometry showed several cystic lesions surrounded by areas of pulmonary contusion in the right lower lobe. X-rays performed a few years before the trauma were normal. The cystic lesions progressively disappeared within a few months.


CONCLUSIONS
This is a new case of post-traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst whose diagnosis may be difficult until spontaneous cure.
Boeuf
B
B
Unité de réanimation médicale infantile, Caen, France.
Ramakers
M
M
Martel
B
B
Belzic
I
I
Guillot
M
M
Lecacheux
C
C
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed