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VOLUME 58 , ISSUE 4 ( October-December, 2016 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a 15-Year-Old Child

Vinaya S. Karkhanis, Jyotsna M. Joshi

Keywords : Pneumothorax, Langerhans cell, Lung, Skin lesions, Chemotherapy

Citation Information : Karkhanis VS, Joshi JM. Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a 15-Year-Old Child. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2016; 58 (4):261-264.

DOI: 10.5005/ijcdas-58-4-261

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 18-11-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2016; The Author(s).


Abstract

A 15-year-old boy presented with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax and diabetes insipidus.

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