Case Report

Traumatic Pulmonary Pseudocyst: A Case Report

Authors: Saurabh Kumar Singh MD, Pankaj Kumar Garg MS, Deepti Choudhary MS, Rakesh Bhargava MD, Zuber Ahmad MD, Deepak Kumar Pandey MD

Abstract

Abstract:Traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst is a rare clinical event that may occur following chest trauma. This complication usually occurs as a result of blunt trauma and rarely, due to a penetrating injury. We report an unusual case of a 10-year-old boy who developed a left-sided pneumothorax along with a traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst when he was hit by a cricket ball while playing.

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