Ptosis Associated With Iatrogenic Pneumothorax
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 142 (1) , 145-146
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1982.00340140147025
Abstract
• Two cachectic, obtunded patients were seen with unilateral periorbital emphysema resembling ptosis as a primary manifestation of pneumothorax. Speculation is made as to the possible role of malnutrition in this unusual manifestation. Spontaneous pneumothorax should be considered in the obtunded patient with ptosis that is poorly explained by other neurologic findings. (Arch Intern Med 1982;142:145-146)This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: