About spontaneous pneumothorax in a healthy person

Abstract

Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) in pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia, abscesses, lung gangrene is not uncommon, and in such cases it is usually not difficult to diagnose and determine its etiology.
But there are cases of SP in people who are completely healthy, and the appearance of SP cannot be associated with any previous disease. Usually, SP is manifested by sudden sharp pain in the chest when breathing, moving, raising hands; pain sometimes radiates to the shoulder, to the stomach area; shortness of breath is noted; sometimes there is fever. The faster the process occurs, the more pronounced these symptoms are.