Spontaneous Hemothorax Complicating von Recklinghausen Disease: Case Report and Treatment Algorithm

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is generally a benign disease but has the potential for rare and fatal complications. Vascular signs and symptoms associated with NF1 are reported in only 1 –3% of patients. Pulmonary complications have been rarely described in the literature and spontaneous rupture of a major thoracic artery is, however, extremely uncommon.

Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - November 27, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ioannis Pantazopoulos, Georgios Papazoglou, Kalliopi Strataki, Athanasios Chalkias Tags: Clinical Communications: Adult Source Type: research