title: [On Alexander's pneumothorax: A critical appraisal].
abstract: According to the testimony of Ptolemy, which we know through Arrian, it has been assumed that Alexander the Great suffered a pneumothorax during his campaign against the Malli. In general, this assumption has been interpreted as a historical fact in medical literature. We consulted the same sources and concluded that it is unlikely that Alexander's arrow wound had given him a pneumothorax. In addition, we stressed the extra-historical content of classical sources.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, N.L., México.
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delgado-García
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, N.L., México.|Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, N.L., México.
authors.forename: Miguel Ángel
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Villarreal-Alarcón
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Neurofisiología Clínica, Departamento de Neurología y Psiquiatría, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, México.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Estañol-Vidal
mesh_terms: D049690:History, Ancient; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000266:history*