• J. Pediatr. Surg. · Apr 2012

    Case Reports

    Hemopneumothorax caused by vascularized bullae and a pulmonary hemangioma in an adolescent boy.

    • Emily C Webber and Frederick J Rescorla.
    • Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. emwebber@iupui.edu
    • J. Pediatr. Surg. 2012 Apr 1; 47 (4): e23-5.

    AbstractSpontaneous hemopneumothorax is a rare, potentially life-threatening condition occurring in adolescence. In general, spontaneous hemopneumothorax has not been associated with other pulmonary vascular malformations in adolescents. We present a case of a 17-year-old adolescent boy with hemopneumothorax from vascularized pleural blebs who was also noted to have a pulmonary hemangioma.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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