title: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax in women.
abstract: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax is uncommon, especially among women. We report a case of spontaneous hemopneumothorax in a 19-year-old woman and review seven other cases of spontaneous hemopneumothorax in women that have been reported in the English language.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Kiser
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006468:Hemopneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D013908:Thoracotomy