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A 22-year-old man with pleural tuberculosis associated hydropneumothorax: Case report and literature review.

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A 22-year-old Asian male presented with fever, non-productive cough, right-sided pleuritic chest pain and was found to have a large right hydropneumothorax. A chest tube was placed. Pleural fluid analysis revealed a lymphocytic predominant exudate and he was subsequently started on four-drug daily

[A case of hydropneumothorax].

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A 19-year-old girl was admitted because of fever, cough and suddenly occurred chest pain. One month earlier she had experienced a fever and cough, then she had felt sudden chest pain 2 weeks prior to the admission. A chest X-ray showed left pneumothorax and massive pleural effusion. A diagnosis of

A case of Lemierre's syndrome presenting with multiple pulmonary abscesses associated with a tension hydropneumothorax resulting in a mediastinal shift.

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BACKGROUND We report a case of Lemierre's syndrome. METHODS A previously healthy 36-year-old woman presented with a 2- to 3-month history of fever, cough, dyspnoea and sore throat, which had worsened in the week prior to presentation. Computed tomography of the thorax showed multiple bilateral

Clinical profile, etiology, and management of hydropneumothorax: An Indian experience.

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BACKGROUND Hydropneumothorax is an abnormal presence of air and fluid in the pleural space. Even though the knowledge of hydro-pneumothorax dates back to the days of ancient Greece, not many national or international literatures are documented. OBJECTIVE To study clinical presentation, etiological

Successful treatment of granulomatosis with polyangiitis with hydropneumothorax using corticosteroids and immunosuppressant.

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Pneumothorax and pleural effusion is a rare and serious complication of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). The present study reported a case with a history of sinusitis for 20 years, dry cough for three years and exacerbated purulent nasal discharge and recurrent skin ulcers for two years. The

Recurrent hydropneumothorax: An unusual presentation for malignant pleural mesothelioma.

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Mesothelioma is a rare pulmonary malignancy commonly associated with asbestos exposure. Its presentation is insidious and non-specific, with complaints of chest pain, dyspnea and cough. Chest X-ray may demonstrate unilateral pleural effusion. CT and PET scans may highlight nodular pleural plaques.

Hydropneumothorax Revealing a Pneumoblastoma in Children

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Pneumoblastoma is a rare primary childhood tumor. We report the observation of an infant aged 2 years and 8 months who presented with dry cough and dyspnea. The physical examination found mixed pleural effusion syndrome on the right. The chest X-ray revealed a right pneumothorax. Biology has shown

Inadvertent tracheobronchial placement of feeding tubes.

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Seventeen adult patients in whom small-diameter, flexible-tipped feeding tubes had been inadvertently placed in the lung were identified during a 22-month period. In nine patients pneumothorax developed, all cases due to transpleural passage of small-diameter (2.7-mm) feeding tubes. In one of these

Thoracoscopic lobectomy for severe bronchiectasis in children.

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OBJECTIVE Lung resection should be considered for severe, localized bronchiectasis causing recurrent infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and other diseases. This series represents our experience and results with thoracoscopic lobectomy for the treatment of severe bronchiectasis confined

Incidence and pattern of oesophageal perforations in Kenyatta National Hospital.

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A retrospective study of 42 patients with perforations of the oesophagus during the period 1981-1987 indicated that 57.1% of the perforations were iatrogenic. Diseases of the oesophagus and in contiguous structures and foreign bodies in the oesophagus caused perforations in 31% of the cases.

Gastropleural Fistula: A Rare Complication of a Common Procedure.

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Weight loss surgeries are evident to be highly beneficial in patients with morbid obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥40.0 kg/m²) and severe obesity (BMI between 35.0 and 39.9 kg/m² with co-morbidities). While this results in significant mortality benefit, there is always the

Thoracic endometriosis syndrome manifesting as atraumatic haemothorax causing difficult ventilation under general anaesthesia.

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A 31-year-old woman underwent elective hysteroscopy and laparoscopy for investigation of primary infertility. The procedure was abandoned owing to intraoperative desaturation and reduced right-sided chest movement. Postoperative chest x-ray showed an opacified right hemithorax with tracheal

NdYAG laser closure of a bronchopleural fistula.

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We report the successful closure of a small bronchopleural fistula, which developed following right lower lobe lobectomy for squamous cell carcinoma. The patient underwent fibreoptic bronchoscopy diagnosis of possible bronchopleural fistula, manifested by cough and hydropneumothorax, following right

Management of necrotizing pneumonia with bronchopleural fistula caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

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We report the case of a 53-year-old male that presented to our hospital with a history of a brain tumour. He was hospitalized 10 days prior in another hospital. Before surgery, he complained of mild cough. Routine chest radiography demonstrated right upper lobe consolidation which was diagnosed as

Pyopneumothorax secondary to Streptococcus milleri infection.

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We report a case of a 46-year-old Malay woman with underlying hypothyroidism post thyroidectomy who presented with worsening breathlessness, orthopnoea, productive cough and left-sided pleuritic chest pain of 3 days duration. Chest X-ray on admission showed left-sided massive hydropneumothorax.

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