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Chapter 10 - Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)»Other diseases of the pleura (J90-J94)»Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (J93.11)

J93.11

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Related indications (MeSH) (1)

Pneumothorax17 drugs (15 approved, 2 experimental)

An accumulation of air or gas in the PLEURAL CAVITY, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma or a pathological process. The gas may also be introduced deliberately during PNEUMOTHORAX, ARTIFICIAL.