Primary spontaneous pneumothorax in conjunction with Marfan syndrome

Yannan J. Wang, Elsio Negron-Rubio, Jayanth H. Keshavamurthy, William B. Bates

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Abstract

A 25-year-old man with a history of Marfan syndrome, asthma and smoking presented with worsening dyspnoea and right-sided chest pain worsened with deep breathing after a fall 2 days prior. Diagnostic imaging revealed a spontaneous right-sided pneumothorax due to ruptured subpleural bullae in the apex of the right lung. Smaller subpleural bullae were also noted in the apex of the left lung. A chest tube was placed to reduce the right pneumothorax successfully.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number222354
JournalBMJ Case Reports
Volume2018
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 27 2018

Keywords

  • genetics
  • radiology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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