Abstract
Spontaneous hemopneumothorax is a rare, potentially life-threatening condition occurring
in adolescence. In general, spontaneous hemopneumothorax has not been associated with
other pulmonary vascular malformations in adolescents. We present a case of a 17-year-old
adolescent boy with hemopneumothorax from vascularized pleural blebs who was also
noted to have a pulmonary hemangioma.
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Publication history
Accepted:
November 28,
2011
Received in revised form:
November 22,
2011
Received:
September 19,
2011
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