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Ugeskrift for laeger · Feb 2018
Case Reports[Acupuncture-induced bilateral pneumothorax in a 16-year-old boy].
- Anna Sofia Larsson and Inger Merete Jørgensen.
- larsson.sofia@gmail.com.
- Ugeskr. Laeg. 2018 Feb 26; 180 (9).
AbstractAcupuncture is a well-known form of alternative medicine, it is becoming increasingly popular in Denmark for a wide variety of uses, and is also practiced on children. However, there is a risk of serious complications. This is a case report of acupuncture-induced bilateral pneumothorax in a 16-year-old boy, who had been admitted to the emergency department with chest pain. Treatment included a unilateral chest tube in the left lung and conservative treatment in the right lung. Physicians must be aware of pneumothorax as a serious complication of acupuncture in the thoracic region.
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