FATAL SPONTANEOUS HEMOPNEUMOTHORAX: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: Ferdinand C. Helwig, E. C. H. Schmidt
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1947)

Case Reports1 April 1947FATAL SPONTANEOUS HEMOPNEUMOTHORAX: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND REPORT OF A CASEFERDINAND C. HELWIG, E. C. H. SCHMIDTFERDINAND C. HELWIGSearch for more papers by this author, E. C. H. SCHMIDTSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-26-4-608 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSpontaneous hemopneumothorax in the absence of active tuberculosis is relatively uncommon. Hartzell1 in 1942, in an excellent review of the subject, found only 40 cases in the literature and added three of his own. Fatal hemorrhage in spontaneous pneumothorax is even more rare. We have been able to find only 13 such instances on record that were confirmed by necropsy. Moreover, in these patients, postmortem examination not infrequently failed to reveal the origin of the lethal bleeding.Because of the apparent rarity of fatal cases and since only four of them were studied microscopically, we felt that the report of...Bibliography1. HARTZELL HC: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax, Ann. Int. Med., 1942, xvii, 496-510. Google Scholar2. PITT GN: A case of rapidly fatal hemopneumothorax, apparently due to rupture of an emphysematous bulla, Clin. Soc. Trans., 1900, xxxiii, 95. Google Scholar3. ROLLESTON HD: Case of fatal hemopneumothorax, Clin. Soc. Trans., 1900, xxxiii, 90-94. Google Scholar4. FISCHER B: Der gutartige Spontanpneumothorax durch Ruptur von Spitzennarbenblasen—ein typisches Krankheitsbild, Ztschr. f. klin. Med., 1922, xcv, 1-50. Google Scholar5. KAIER R: Tilfaelde af spontan pneumotorax, Hospitalstid., 1923, lxvi, 759-760. Google Scholar6. HORSDENPIGGOTT EGA: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax with unusual post mortem findings, Brit. Med. Jr., 1931, 491. Google Scholar7. TAITWAKELY JMAS: Notes on a case of spontaneous pneumothorax, Brit. Jr. Tuberc., 1935, xxix, 109. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. ROSSEL G: Apropos de deux cas de pneumonthorax spontane idiopathique simultanement bilateral, Rev. méd. de la Suisse Rom., 1935, lv, 849. Google Scholar9. DAVIDSON M: A practical manual of diseases of the chest, 1935, Oxford University Press; Humphrey and Milford, London, 184-185. Google Scholar10. JONESGILBERT DRCL: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax, Am. Rev. Tuberc., 1936, xxxiii, 164-184. Google Scholar11. LOURIA MR: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax with report of five cases, one with autopsy, Quart. Bull. Sea View Hosp., 1938, iv, 51. Google Scholar12. DAVIDSONSIMPSON MCK: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax, Lancet, 1940, ccxxxviii, 547-548. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. LORGE HJ: The etiology of idiopathic pneumothorax, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1940, cxcix, 635-641. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. PERRY KM: Spontaneous hemopneumothorax, Lancet, 1938, ccxxxv, 829. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. BIRCH CA: A fatal case of spontaneous hemopneumothorax, Brit. Jr. Tuberc., 1936, xxx, 99. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication September 20, 1945.From the Laboratory Division, AAF Regional and Convalescent Hospital, Miami Beach, Florida. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySpontaneous Hemopneumothorax: Appropriate Surgical ManagementA case of hemothorax following seat-belt injury with a bulla in the apex of the lung: a subtype of spontaneous hemopneumothoraxRespiratory SystemEmergency Thoracotomy for Massive Spontaneous HemopneumothoraxSpontaneous HæmopneumothoraxSpontaneous Hemopneumothorax with Early Thoracotomy: Case ReportHEMOPNEUMOTHORAX: REËVALUATION OF TREATMENT*GERALD A. BEATTY, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROBERT W. FRELICK, M.D.SPONTANEOUS HEMOPNEUMOTHORAX: REPORT OF TWO CASES*DANIEL B. ARST, M.D., WILLIAM J. LAHEY, M.D., PAUL KUNKEL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Study of the coagulation mechanism of pleural blood in hemopneumothoraxSterile Hemopneumothorax Caused by Softening and Perforation of a Pulmonary InfarctIdiopathic Spontaneous HemopneumothoraxSpontaneous hemopneumothorax with recoverySPONTANEOUS HEMOPNEUMOTHORAX TREATED BY DECORTICATION 1 April 1947Volume 26, Issue 4Page: 608-617KeywordsAutopsyHemorrhageResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...