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Traumatic pneumatocele (TP) is a rare complication that can develop in the lungs following a traumatic event. These lesions are sometimes mistaken for congenital airway malformations. Multiple theories exist to explain the pathophysiology of this condition.

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[Traumatic Lung Injury].

Kyobu Geka

September 2022

Department of Surgery, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.

Thoracic injuries are significant causes of morbidity and mortality in trauma patients. Traumatic pulmonary contusion and/or laceration are often observed in patients with chest trauma, explosion injuries or a shock wave associated with penetrating trauma. A pulmonary contusion is an injury to the lung parenchyma without actual structural damage.

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We report a case of a temporal bone pneumatocele with full-thickness erosion of the cranium associated with aggressive nose blowing. This condition presented 9 years after traumatic fracture of the temporal bone. There are 17 reported cases of mastoid sinus hyperpneumatisation in the literature.

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A Baffling Bump: A Case Report of an Unusual Chest Wall Mass in a Pediatric Patient.

Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med

August 2021

University of California, San Francisco, Department of Emergency Medicine, San Francisco, California.

Introduction: Chest wall masses are rare in children, but the differential diagnosis is broad and can include traumatic injury, neoplasm, and inflammatory or infectious causes. We report a novel case of an eight-year-old, previously healthy female who presented to the emergency department (ED) with one month of cough, fevers, weight loss, and an anterior chest wall mass.

Case Report: The patient's ultimate diagnosis was necrotizing pneumonia with pneumatocele extending into the chest wall.

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