Post-traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts

Pulmonary pseudocyst is an unusual complication of chest trauma. A 12-year-old boy suffered from a non penetrating chest trauma. Examination was normal except mild hemoptysis. Chest X-rays and tomodensitometry showed several cystic lesions surrounded by areas of pulmonary contusion in the right lowe...

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Published in:Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Société française de pédiatrie 1996-08, Vol.3 (8), p.785-788
Main Authors: Boeuf, B, Ramakers, M, Martel, B, Belzic, I, Guillot, M, Lecacheux, C
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Accidents, Traffic
Child
Cysts - etiology
Humans
Lung Diseases - etiology
Male
Thoracic Injuries - complications
Thoracic Injuries - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Pulmonary pseudocyst is an unusual complication of chest trauma. A 12-year-old boy suffered from a non penetrating chest trauma. Examination was normal except mild hemoptysis. Chest X-rays and tomodensitometry showed several cystic lesions surrounded by areas of pulmonary contusion in the right lower lobe. X-rays performed a few years before the trauma were normal. The cystic lesions progressively disappeared within a few months. This is a new case of post-traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst whose diagnosis may be difficult until spontaneous cure.
ISSN:0929-693X