2024
DOI: 10.1097/io9.0000000000000011
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Congenital lobar emphysema mis-interpreted as tension pneumothorax: a case report and literature review

Blessing N. Ngam,
Chinonso P. Shu,
John Tharion
et al.

Abstract: Introduction and importance: Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a rare developmental lung anomaly that occasionally remains asymptomatic until adulthood. The right diagnosis is very crucial in its management. Case presentation: The authors report the case of a 29-year-old otherwise healthy, nonsmoker male. Referred after management of a presumptuous diagnosis of tension pneumothorax. His symptoms at initial presentation were a chronic cough and progres… Show more

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