Vol. 12 (07) pp. 758-761 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/19109

A CASE REPORT OF SECONDARY PNEUMOTHORAX IN MEDIASTINO-PULMONARYSARCOIDOSIS

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  • Department of Respiratory Diseases.Research and Medical Sciences Laboratory.Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy of Oujda, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Mohammed First University.Oujda, MOR.
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Abstract

Pneumothorax on sarcoidlung at the fibrosis stage is an unlikely complication. However, itisconsidered a factor in the severity of sarcoidosis. This study reports the case of a 48-year-old female patient, admitted for management of a secondary pneumothorax on mediastino- pulmonarysarcoidosis in view of the presence ofmediastinaladenopathiesand epithelioid andgigantocellulargranulomatous adenitiswithoutcaseousnecrosis. Athoracic CT scan revealedparacicatricialemphysema. The evolutionwasfavorable afterthoracic drainage. We report on studies in the literatureand discuss the main mechanism of pneumothorax in sarcoidlung.

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Kebbara Salaheddine, Lakhal Mohammed, Lachkham Souaad, Rhazari Meriem, Thouil Afaf and Kouismi Hatim (2024); A CASE REPORT OF SECONDARY PNEUMOTHORAX IN MEDIASTINO-PULMONARYSARCOIDOSIS, Int. J. of Adv. Res., 12 (07), 758-761, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/19109

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Respiratory diseases department, CHU Mohammed VI, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed I University · oujda, MAR
Morocco
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