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Does the resolution of spontaneous pneumothorax resolve Osborn waves in a normothermic patient?
Does the resolution of spontaneous pneumothorax resolve Osborn waves in a normothermic patient?
This case highlights spontaneous pneumothorax as a potential reversible cause of Osborn waves in a normothermic patient.
Osborn waves may occur in normothermic pneumothorax; single case leaves association hypothesis-generating.
We report a case of Osborn waves occurring in a 55-year-old normothermic male patient with spontaneous pneumothorax that resolved with the resolution of the pneumothorax. The patient was presented with a 2 week history of shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain, and cough. He was found to have a left sided pneumothorax that persisted even after chest tube placement. The Electrocardiography (EKG) showed Osborn waves. He had a normal temperature, normal electrolytes, and a normal echocardiogram. Pneumothorax resolved after pleurodesis and pleurectomy. Post-operative EKG showed complete resolution of Osborn waves.
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