title: [Pulmonary contusion and hemothorax due to explosion].
abstract: Folklore and "uses and customs" in countries such as Mexico, under certain circumstances, have direct influences on risks for traumatic injuries. Such is the case of gunpowder explosive objects used during celebration holidays. We present a 14-year-old male who suffered a pulmonary contusion as a consequence of an explosion of "huevo de codorniz." A pleurostomy tube was required to resolve symptomatic hemothorax. The patient was discharged 5 days after admission.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Hosptial Pediátrico Moctezuma, Oriente 158-189, Col. Moctezuma, Segunda Sección, Deleg. Venustiano Carranza, 15500 México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baeza-Herrera
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sanjuán-Fabián
authors.forename: Ulises Darío
authors.initials: UD
authors.lastname: Medellín-Sierra
authors.forename: Heladio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nájera-Garduño
authors.forename: Luis Manuel
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: García-Cabello
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003288:Contusions / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005107:Explosions; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male