Spontaneous hemopneumothorax case that presented to the Emergency Department in shock state
Ali Karakuş1, Hayati Kandiş2, Ahmet Güngör3, Mustafa Şahan4, Ertan Sönmez5
1Department Of Emergency Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University Faculty Of Medicine, Hatay, Turkey
2Department Of Emergency Medicine, Düzce University School Of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey
3Thoracic Surgery Service,kırıkkale Hospital, Kırıkkale, Turkey
4Emergency Service, Elazığ Training And Research Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
5Emergency Service, Samsun Gazi State Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
Keywords: Emergency department, spontaneous hemopneumothorax; shock.
Abstract
Spontaneous hemopneumothorax is a rare medical entity in which bleeding into the pleural space causes life-threatening condition in patients. Even though spontaneous pneumothorax cases are more commonly referenced in the literature, spontaneous hemopneumothorax is rarely encountered in clinical practice. We aimed to report a patient who presented to the emergency department in the state of shock and was diagnosed as a spontaneous hemopneumothorax.