title: Spontaneous hemo-pneumothorax in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
abstract: Spontaneous hemo-pneumothorax is one of the pulmonary complications of connective tissue disorders such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Most thoracic surgeons overlook this fact and they consider it as primary. In the following report, we describe a unique case of spontaneous recurrent hemo-pneumothorax in a young patient with undiagnosed EDS. The aim of this presentation is to raise a high index of suspicion of every thoracic surgeon to include in his differential diagnosis, the connective tissue disorders in any case of spontaneous hemo-pneumothorax.
authors.affiliation: General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar 190011, Jammu and Kashmir, India. dr.rayeesdar@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rayees Ahmad
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dar
authors.forename: Sabiya Hamid
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mushtaque
authors.forename: Reyaz Ahmad
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kasana
mesh_terms: D024061:Collagen Type III / Q000235:genetics; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006468:Hemopneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D010641:Phenotype; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C439971:COL3A1 protein, human; D024061:Collagen Type III