title: Traumatic pneumatocele.
abstract: Traumatic pneumatocele is a rare complication of blunt chest trauma with uncertain pathogenesis. It occurs primarily in pediatric patients and is characterized by single or multiple pulmonary cystic lesions concomitant with other type of injuries of the lung parenchyma. Herein we present a case of traumatic pneumatocele in a 3-year-old boy, together with a brief review of the literature. This rare entity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions complicating blunt chest trauma, especially in young adults. The disease generally has a benign and self-limiting course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yuan's General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tai-Ching
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ching-Hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jing-Wen
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Feng-Chi
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Yung-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed