Traumatic Pulmonary Pseudocyst Mimicking a Congenital Cystic Lung Disease
Traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst (TPP) is a rare entity that occurs following a trauma to the chest. It usually presents as multiple cystic lesions on thoracic imaging. It is treated conservatively and tends to completely resolve after few months. In the absence of striking signs of trauma such as rib...
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| description | Traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst (TPP) is a rare entity that occurs following a trauma to the chest. It usually presents as multiple cystic lesions on thoracic imaging. It is treated conservatively and tends to completely resolve after few months. In the absence of striking signs of trauma such as rib fractures, TPP can be mistaken for other cystic lung diseases. We present a case of TPP in a 17-year-old male who was seen for mild hemoptysis after falling off a cliff. The extent of his right lower lobe cystic lesions along with the lack of major signs of trauma led to an incorrect diagnosis of congenital pulmonary airway malformation. The patient was considered for lobectomy, which he refused. Imaging of the chest repeated one and three years later showed complete resolution of the lesions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9d52a8f045b9453fb6bffb188090d4ab2025-08-20T02:20:18ZengWileyCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542018-01-01201810.1155/2018/72696947269694Traumatic Pulmonary Pseudocyst Mimicking a Congenital Cystic Lung DiseaseAmjad Kanj0Hussam Tabaja1Ayman O. Soubani2Nadim Kanj3Wayne State University, Department of Internal Medicine, USAWayne State University, Department of Internal Medicine, USAWayne State University, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, USAAmerican University of Beirut, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, LebanonTraumatic pulmonary pseudocyst (TPP) is a rare entity that occurs following a trauma to the chest. It usually presents as multiple cystic lesions on thoracic imaging. It is treated conservatively and tends to completely resolve after few months. In the absence of striking signs of trauma such as rib fractures, TPP can be mistaken for other cystic lung diseases. We present a case of TPP in a 17-year-old male who was seen for mild hemoptysis after falling off a cliff. The extent of his right lower lobe cystic lesions along with the lack of major signs of trauma led to an incorrect diagnosis of congenital pulmonary airway malformation. The patient was considered for lobectomy, which he refused. Imaging of the chest repeated one and three years later showed complete resolution of the lesions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7269694 |
| spellingShingle | Amjad Kanj Hussam Tabaja Ayman O. Soubani Nadim Kanj Traumatic Pulmonary Pseudocyst Mimicking a Congenital Cystic Lung Disease Case Reports in Pulmonology |
| title | Traumatic Pulmonary Pseudocyst Mimicking a Congenital Cystic Lung Disease |
| title_full | Traumatic Pulmonary Pseudocyst Mimicking a Congenital Cystic Lung Disease |
| title_fullStr | Traumatic Pulmonary Pseudocyst Mimicking a Congenital Cystic Lung Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traumatic Pulmonary Pseudocyst Mimicking a Congenital Cystic Lung Disease |
| title_short | Traumatic Pulmonary Pseudocyst Mimicking a Congenital Cystic Lung Disease |
| title_sort | traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst mimicking a congenital cystic lung disease |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7269694 |
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