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Case Reports: Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
Traumatic pseudocyst of the lung following blunt trauma to the chest
  1. Akshay Nanaji Desale1,
  2. Padma Vikram Badhe2,
  3. Megha Gireesan Nair1 and
  4. Chaitanya Dilip Rane1
  1. 1Radiology, KEM Hospital and Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  2. 2Radiodiagnosis, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Akshay Nanaji Desale; akshaydesale{at}gmail.com

Abstract

Traumatic pseudocysts of the lung are a rare complication following blunt trauma to the chest. Differentiating them from other cystic lesions of the lung is important. Traumatic pseudocysts usually occur in children and young adults who present with haemoptysis and persistent pain. History of trauma and radiological evaluation with a chest radiograph and a CT scan help in making the diagnosis. Follow-up chest radiographs showing resolution of the pseudocyst can confirm thediagnostic confirmation. This is a report of one such patient, a young man who improved after conservative treatment, with spontaneous radiological resolution of the pseudocyst.

  • radiology
  • pneumomediastinum
  • trauma

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-248492

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors PVB was involved in the first and critical revisions of data and final approval. AND was involved in writing the first draft of the manuscript. CDR was involved in the interpretation of radiological images and obtaining follow-up. MGN drafted the article.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.