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[Post-traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts].

B Boeuf·M Ramakers·B Martel·I Belzic·M Guillot·C Lecacheux
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BACKGROUND: Pulmonary pseudocyst is an unusual complication of chest trauma. CASE REPORT: 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. CONCLUSION: This is a new case of post-traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst whose diagnosis may be difficult until spontaneous cure.

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B Boeuf, M Ramakers, B Martel, I Belzic, M Guillot, C Lecacheux. 1996. [Post-traumatic pulmonary pseudocysts].. https://doi.org/10.1016/0929-693x(96)82161-0

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