[Recurrent pneumothorax in asthma attacks].
The clinical disturbances associated with attacks of asthma may be aggravated and maintained by the occurrence of pneumothorax. In such cases preventing recurrences is part of the management of asthma. We report the cases of 2 young patients who presented with 3 successive episodes of pneumothorax during asthmatic attacks. Pleural drainage was performed on 2 occasions prior to having recourse, during the second episode, to surgical fixation, i.e. visceral pleurectomy. It seems to us that surgical treatment in such patients should be carried out as early as the first recurrence of pneumothorax.
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