title: 'Pseudopneumothorax'-hold that chest tube!
abstract: We report a case of herniation of abdominal contents into the left hemithorax in a patient with a history of vague left-sided thoracoabdominal trauma 18 days previous to admission and who also had a recent 1-week history of upper respiratory symptoms, including cough, and then presented with dyspnoea and fever for 3 days. There was no preceding cardiorespiratory pathology of note. We also discuss the epidemiology, pathogenesis and management of blunt-traumatic diaphragmatic rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Accident & Emergency Medicine, The National University Hospital of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. acacypunyadasa@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Amila C A C Y
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Punyadasa
authors.forename: Augustine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tee