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  • Title: Hemothorax: an unusual complication of costal exostosis.
    Author: Pham-Duc ML, Reix P, Mure PY, Pracros JP, Moreux N, Bellon G.
    Journal: J Pediatr Surg; 2005 Nov; 40(11):e55-7. PubMed ID: 16291144.
    Abstract:
    We report a case of a spontaneous hemothorax in a 15-year-old girl because of costal exostosis. This possibly may have been provoked by a nontraumatic rupture of markedly dilated pleural vessels because of long-standing friction between the exostosis and the pleura. The authors conclude that exostosis of the rib is a rare cause of hemothorax in children and should be considered among possible etiologies in diagnosis.
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