Traumatic pneumatocoele.
An 18-year-old patient had a large traumatic pulmonary pneumatocoele diagnosed 5 years after being involved in motor vehicle accident. She had minimal symptoms and CXR and pulmonary function tests were unremarkable; diagnosis was by CT scan.
Maimon
Nimrod M
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Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Women's College Hospital, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Day
Anna
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed