title: [An acutely dyspnoeic woman after acupuncture].
abstract: A 42-year-old woman without a medical history presented herself to the emergency room with sudden onset of dyspnoea and progressive tachypnoea. The X-ray showed a bilateral pneumothorax. Additional anamnesis suggested this was caused by thoracic acupuncture she had received that afternoon because of her chronic low back pain.
authors.affiliation: Haaglanden Medisch Centrum, Den Haag.
authors.forename: B J J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: van Tienoven
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Becude
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Thijs
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography