SPONTANEOUS HEMOPNEUMOTHORAX: REPORT OF TWO CASES
Authors: D B ARST, W J LAHEY, P KUNKEL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Case Reports1 September 1950SPONTANEOUS HEMOPNEUMOTHORAX: REPORT OF TWO CASESDANIEL B. ARST, M.D., WILLIAM J. LAHEY, M.D., PAUL KUNKEL, M.D., F.A.C.P.DANIEL B. ARST, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM J. LAHEY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PAUL KUNKEL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-3-718 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSpontaneous hemopneumothorax is a relatively rare disease. Approximately 60 cases had been reported through 1947. Within a three-month period, however, two cases were seen at this hospital. The immediate treatment of this entity is so important that its prompt recognition becomes imperative. In view of the newer knowledge relative to hemothorax gained during the last war, it is felt that the pathogenesis and the therapeutic implications of the disease need further emphasis.CASE REPORTSCase 1. A 22 year old letter carrier was admitted to the hospital on the evening of August 23, 1947, with chief complaints of pain in...Bibliography1. HelwigSchmidt FCEC: Fatal spontaneous hemopneumothorax; review of the literature and report of a case, Ann. Int. Med. 26: 608-617, 1947. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Hartzell HC: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax; report of three cases and review of the literature, Ann. Int. Med. 17: 496-510, 1942. LinkGoogle Scholar3. PayneLief SBVF: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax, Bull. U. S. Army M. Dept. 84: 94-99, 1945. Google Scholar4. Vander Meer R: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax; a case report, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 54: 283-286, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. Waring JJ: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax, Clinics 4: 940-958, 1945. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. MelickSpooner DWM: Experimental hemothorax, J. Thoracic Surg. 14: 461-479, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. Sellors TH: Hemothorax, Lancet 248: 143-144, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. JonesGilbert ORCL: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 33: 165-184, 1936. Google Scholar9. Samson PC: Care of thoracic injuries, Arizona Med. 4: 32-39, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication March 20, 1948.From the Veterans Administration Hospital, Newington, Connecticut, and the Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine.Published with permission of the Chief Medical Director, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Veterans Administration, who assumes no responsibility for the opinions expressed or conclusions drawn by the authors. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySpontaneous Hemopneumothorax Revisited: Clinical Approach and Systemic Review of the LiteratureAn Analytical Review of Spontaneous HaemopneumothoraxSpontaneous Hemopneumothorax with Early Thoracotomy: Case ReportHEMOPNEUMOTHORAX: REËVALUATION OF TREATMENT*GERALD A. BEATTY, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROBERT W. FRELICK, M.D. 1 September 1950Volume 33, Issue 3Page: 718-729KeywordsAntibioticsBloodCathetersDyspneaHospital medicineLungsPathogenesisSurgeryThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...