Hemothorax: an unusual complication of costal exostosis.
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.
Pham-Duc
Mai Linh
ML
Department of Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Allergology and Cystic Fibrosis, Hôpital Debrousse, 69322 Lyon, France.
Reix
Philippe
P
Mure
Pierre-Yves
PY
Pracros
Jean-Pierre
JP
Moreux
Nathalie
N
Bellon
Gabriel
G
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