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Case Reports
. 2005 Nov;40(11):e55-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.07.060.

Hemothorax: an unusual complication of costal exostosis

Mai Linh Pham-Duc  1 , Philippe Reix, Pierre-Yves Mure, Jean-Pierre Pracros, Nathalie Moreux, Gabriel Bellon
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Hemothorax: an unusual complication of costal exostosis

Mai Linh Pham-Duc et al. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Nov.

Abstract

We report a case of a spontaneous hemothorax in a 15-year-old girl because of costal exostosis. This possibly may have been provoked by a nontraumatic rupture of markedly dilated pleural vessels because of long-standing friction between the exostosis and the pleura. The authors conclude that exostosis of the rib is a rare cause of hemothorax in children and should be considered among possible etiologies in diagnosis.

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