title: Hemothorax: an unusual complication of costal exostosis.
abstract: We report a case of a spontaneous hemothorax in a 15-year-old girl because of costal exostosis. This possibly may have been provoked by a nontraumatic rupture of markedly dilated pleural vessels because of long-standing friction between the exostosis and the pleura. The authors conclude that exostosis of the rib is a rare cause of hemothorax in children and should be considered among possible etiologies in diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Allergology and Cystic Fibrosis, Hôpital Debrousse, 69322 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Mai Linh
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pham-Duc
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reix
authors.forename: Pierre-Yves
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Mure
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Pracros
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moreux
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bellon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology; D012421:Rupture