TY - JOUR AU - Porpodis, Konstantinos AU - Zarogoulidis, Paul AU - Spyratos, Dionysios AU - Domvri, Kalliopi AU - Kioumis, Ioannis AU - Angelis, Nikolaos AU - Konoglou, Maria AU - Kolettas, Alexandros AU - Kessisis, Georgios AU - Beleveslis, Thomas AU - Tsakiridis, Kosmas AU - Katsikogiannis, Nikolaos AU - Kougioumtzi, Ioanna AU - Tsiouda, Theodora AU - Argyriou, Michael AU - Kotsakou, Maria AU - Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos PY - 2014 TI - Pneumothorax and asthma JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 6, Supplement 1 (March 24, 2014): Journal of Thoracic Disease (Cardiothoracic diseases closely related from diagnosis to treatment) Y2 - 2014 KW - N2 - This review is focused on the relationship between asthma, pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum while presenting a number of case reports that include these conditions. The association between pneumothorax and asthma is not widely known. While asthma includes a common disorder and is prevalent worldwide, its morbidity and mortality is high when is associated with pneumothorax. Furthermore, the delayed diagnosis of pneumothorax while focusing on asthma includes the higher risk of coincidental pneumothorax in asthmatic patients. In addition, pneumomediastinum is considered benign and self-limiting condition that responds to conservative therapy. Although it is rare, the concurrence of pneumomediastinum with pneumothorax may prove fatal during a serious asthma attack. In conclusion, the symptoms of chest pain, dyspnea or focal chest findings when presented in asthmatic patients, must always create suspicion of pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum to the physician. UR - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/2173