title: [Paroxysmal dyspnoea in a healthy individual: the spontaneous pneumothorax].
abstract: In a healthy individual, a dyspnoea of abrupt onset raises the suspicion of a spontaneous pneumothorax. The clinical examination and standard chest X-ray usually permit the correct diagnosis. The risk of reccurence can be assessed by the clinical history and examination. The functional consequences (which can be lethal) and the risk of recurrence will guide the short- and long-term therapy.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, CHU Sart-Tilman, Liège.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Duysinx
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Corhay
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bartsch
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D018700:Pleurodesis; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors