Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare disorder of abnormal proliferation smooth muscle-like cells which results in the formation thin-walled cysts and progressive lung destruction. It commonly presents with dyspnea that often associated history pneumothorax or chylothorax particularly among females reproductive age. In this report, we present case hydropneumothorax as initial presentation LA...

TOPIC: Disorders of the Pleura TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Guidelines remain unclear on use intrapleural thrombolytics in infected malignant pleural effusion. We present a case epithelioid mesothelioma with effusion, who presented bronchopleural fistula (BPF) needing endobronchial valves. He later developed enterococcus empyema loculations and tunneled catheter (TP...

Spontaneous oesophageal rupture after swallowing a bolus of food is a very rare condition. In resource-limited settings, it is very challenging to diagnose this condition especially when its presentation is atypical. Its prognosis is very poor when diagnosis is delayed due to risk of mediastinitis. We report a case of 37-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital complaining of sudden onset ...