Spontaneous hemothorax in hereditary multiple exostosis involving the ribs.

Journal: Radiation Medicine
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Abstract

Exostosis occurs in the ribs either sporadically or as a manifestation of a genetic disorder known as hereditary multiple exostoses. Costal exostosis may cause chest pain and, on rare occasions, result in hemothorax. We report a case of hemothorax owing to costal exostosis in a 4-year-old boy.

Authors
Koremochi Takata, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Yoshihisa Kurosaki