Who Is At Risk For Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Health Encyclopedia: Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Spontaneous pneumothorax is a collection of air or gas in the chest that causes the lung to collapse. Spontaneous means there is notraumatic injury to the chest or lung.
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Alternative Names
Lung collapse - spontaneous
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
There are two types of spontaneous pneumothorax:
- Primary spontaneous pneumothorax
- Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax occurs...
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