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Isolated Cystic Lung Disease and Recurrent Pneumothorax in a 50-Year-Old Woman

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A 50-year-old woman with no smoking history and medical history significant for portal vein thrombosis on anticoagulation, hepatic steatosis, and recent admission 3 weeks prior for spontaneous left-sided pneumothorax treated with chest tube insertion and successful lung reexpansion presented to the emergency department with 3 days of pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea on exertion. She denied any fevers, chills, diaphoresis, weakness, cough, hemoptysis, nausea, vomiting, or extremity swelling. She stated the chest pain was similar to what she had experienced 3 weeks prior.

Source: CHEST Pulmonary

DOI: 10.1016/j.chpulm.2025.100175

Authors: Eryn Fox, Kyle Swartz, Sunit Jariwala

Institutions: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,500