Spontaneous Pneumothorax In Systemıc Sclerosıs

Abstract

We describe a 23-year-old woman developed spontaneously a right-side pneumothorax, a condition that has rarely been reported previously in association with systemic sclerosis (SSc). She presented to our clinic with acute onset of shortness of breath, dry cough and chest pain. The spontaneous pneumothorax is caused by rupture of a giant bullae that has been detected before by radiological examinations. Initial management consists of chest tube inserting, pleurodesis, and partial lobectomy in a required patient. We treated our patient by bullae excision operation, because of the prolonged air leakage into chest tube.