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==Overview==
==Overview==
A hemothorax  is a condition that results from blood accumulating in the [[pleural cavity]]. Its cause is usually traumatic, from a blunt or penetrating injury to the [[thorax]], resulting in a rupture of either of the [[serous membrane]] lining the [[thorax]] and covering the [[lungs]]. This rupture allows blood to spill into the [[pleural space]], equalizing the pressures between it and the lungs. Blood loss may be massive in people with these conditions, as each side of the [[thorax]] can hold 30%-40% of a person's blood volume. If left untreated, the condition can progress to a point where the blood accumulation begins to put pressure on the [[mediastinum]] and the [[Vertebrate trachea|trachea]], effectively limiting the amount of [[diastolic]] filling of the [[ventricle (heart)|ventricles]] and deviating the [[trachea]] to the unaffected side.
Haemothorax is a pathologic collection of blood within the [[pleural cavity]], between the [[lung]] surface and inner [[Thoracic cavity|chest wall]]. Three mechanisms of bleeding in haemothorax include torn adhesion between the [[Pleural cavity|parietal and visceral pleurae]], rupture of neovascularized bullae as a complication of subpleural emphysematous blebs, and torn [[congenital]] aberrant vessels branching from the cupola and distributed in and around the bulla in the apex of the lung. There is some genetic disorder that is predisposed to haemothorax.<ref name="pmid29050841">{{cite journal |vauthors=Álvarez K, Jordi L, Jose Angel H |title=Hemothorax in vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome |journal=Reumatol Clin |volume= |issue= |pages= |date=October 2017 |pmid=29050841 |doi=10.1016/j.reuma.2017.08.009 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid24529771">{{cite journal |vauthors=Janik M, Straka L, Krajcovic J, Hejna P, Hamzik J, Novomesky F |title=Non-traumatic and spontaneous hemothorax in the setting of forensic medical examination: a systematic literature survey |journal=Forensic Sci. Int. |volume=236 |issue= |pages=22–9 |date=March 2014 |pmid=24529771 |doi=10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.12.013 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid20817498">{{cite journal |vauthors=Boersma WG, Stigt JA, Smit HJ |title=Treatment of haemothorax |journal=Respir Med |volume=104 |issue=11 |pages=1583–7 |date=November 2010 |pmid=20817498 |doi=10.1016/j.rmed.2010.08.006 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid24439464">{{cite journal |vauthors=Quero Valenzuela F, Giraldo Ospina CF, Piedra Fernández I |title=Traumatic hemothorax caused by solitary costal exostosis |journal=Arch. Bronconeumol. |volume=50 |issue=9 |pages=410 |date=September 2014 |pmid=24439464 |doi=10.1016/j.arbres.2013.09.013 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid20060125">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kuo SM, Chen KC, Diau GY, Hua YM |title=Dangerous costal exostosis: hemothorax mimicking empyema in a child |journal=J. Pediatr. |volume=156 |issue=5 |pages=853, 853.e1 |date=May 2010 |pmid=20060125 |doi=10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.09.053 |url=}}</ref>
 
==Pathophysiology==
The pathogenesis of hemothorax include<ref name="pmid29050841">{{cite journal |vauthors=Álvarez K, Jordi L, Jose Angel H |title=Hemothorax in vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome |journal=Reumatol Clin |volume= |issue= |pages= |date=October 2017 |pmid=29050841 |doi=10.1016/j.reuma.2017.08.009 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid24529771">{{cite journal |vauthors=Janik M, Straka L, Krajcovic J, Hejna P, Hamzik J, Novomesky F |title=Non-traumatic and spontaneous hemothorax in the setting of forensic medical examination: a systematic literature survey |journal=Forensic Sci. Int. |volume=236 |issue= |pages=22–9 |date=March 2014 |pmid=24529771 |doi=10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.12.013 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid20817498">{{cite journal |vauthors=Boersma WG, Stigt JA, Smit HJ |title=Treatment of haemothorax |journal=Respir Med |volume=104 |issue=11 |pages=1583–7 |date=November 2010 |pmid=20817498 |doi=10.1016/j.rmed.2010.08.006 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid24439464">{{cite journal |vauthors=Quero Valenzuela F, Giraldo Ospina CF, Piedra Fernández I |title=Traumatic hemothorax caused by solitary costal exostosis |journal=Arch. Bronconeumol. |volume=50 |issue=9 |pages=410 |date=September 2014 |pmid=24439464 |doi=10.1016/j.arbres.2013.09.013 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid20060125">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kuo SM, Chen KC, Diau GY, Hua YM |title=Dangerous costal exostosis: hemothorax mimicking empyema in a child |journal=J. Pediatr. |volume=156 |issue=5 |pages=853, 853.e1 |date=May 2010 |pmid=20060125 |doi=10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.09.053 |url=}}</ref>
=== Pathogenesis ===
Three mechanisms of bleeding in haemothorax:
* Torn adhesion between the [[Pleural cavity|parietal and visceral pleurae]].
* Rupture of neovascularized bullae as a complication of subpleural emphysematous blebs.
* Torn [[congenital]] aberrant vessels branching from the cupola and distributed in and around the bulla in the apex of the lung.
 
=== Genetics ===
* [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]] (EDS) forms part of a spectrum of genetically based [[connective tissue disorders]] that includes [[osteogenesis imperfecta]]. [[Ehlers-Danlos type IV syndrome|Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS IV)]] is characterized by an alteration in the [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome|COL3A1 gene]]. This gene encodes type III [[collagen]] and The alteration of this type of collagen produces [[aneurysm]]s and ruptures of vessels and organs that can lead to haemothorax.
 
* [[Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia|Osler–Weber–Rendu disease]], also known as [[hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia]] (HHT), is an [[Genetic Disorders|autosomal dominant disease]] characterized by multiple [[Skin|cutaneous]], systemic, and/or [[Lung|pulmonary]] [[arteriovenous malformations]] (AVMs). [[Bleeding]] from pulmonary lesions usually occur as [[Hemoptysis|hemoptysis]] and rarely as spontaneous haemothorax. There is an association between Osler-Weber-Rendu disease and bilateral heterochronic spontaneous hemothorax.
 
* [[Rib|Coastal]] [[exostosis]] or [[Osteochondroma]] is an [[autosomal dominant]] [[hereditary]] abnormality and the most common benign [[thorax|thoracic]] bone tumor. It often presents singly or in multiple sites that can cause laceration of the lung and hemothorax.
 
* Hemophilia A is a [[X-linked]] hereditary disorder of blood clotting that caused by the development of an inhibitor against [[Coagulation factor|coagulation factor VIII]] (FVIII). Hemophilia A manifests with early muscle and subcutaneous [[bleeding]] and rarely with haemothorax.
 
* [[Glanzmann's thrombasthenia|Glanzmann thromboastenia]] is an [[Autosomal recessive|autosomal-recessive]] bleeding disorder characterized by a lifelong bleeding tendency due to abnormalities of the platelet [[Integrin|integrin αΠbβ3]] [[[glycoprotein]] (GP) IIb; CD41/IIIa; CD61]. Glanzmann thromboastenia usually presents with [[Mucocutaneous zone|mucocutaneous]] bleeding such as [[easy bruising]], [[purpura]], [[gingival bleeding]], [[epistaxis]], [[menorrhagia]], [[Hemarthrosis|haemarthrosis]], [[Hematuria|haematuria]], [[Intracranial hemorrhage|intracranial and visceral hemorrhage]] are rare but even rarer is Spontaneous Haemothorax.
 
* [[Neurofibromatosis type I|Type I neurofibromatosis (NF-1) or Von Recklinghausen's disease (VRD)]] is an autosomal dominant disease. This entity can affect any organ system and is characterized by skin tumors and abnormal cutaneous pigmentation. Pathogenetic mechanisms for vasculopathy associated with VRD are: (I) direct vascular invasion from adjacent tumors; and (II) vascular [[dysplasia]] with thickening and concomitant reduced the strength of the vessel wall and an [[aneurysm]] formation.
* There are other [[hereditary]] entities such as [[Genetic Disorders|Loeys–Dietz syndrome]], [[Genetic Disorders|familial thoracic aortic aneurysm syndrome]], or [[Genetic Disorders|Shprintzen–Goldberg syndrome]] that are predisposed to [[aortic dissection]] and haemothorax.


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Overview

Haemothorax is a pathologic collection of blood within the pleural cavity, between the lung surface and inner chest wall. Three mechanisms of bleeding in haemothorax include torn adhesion between the parietal and visceral pleurae, rupture of neovascularized bullae as a complication of subpleural emphysematous blebs, and torn congenital aberrant vessels branching from the cupola and distributed in and around the bulla in the apex of the lung. There is some genetic disorder that is predisposed to haemothorax.[1][2][3][4][5]

Pathophysiology

The pathogenesis of hemothorax include[1][2][3][4][5]

Pathogenesis

Three mechanisms of bleeding in haemothorax:

  • Torn adhesion between the parietal and visceral pleurae.
  • Rupture of neovascularized bullae as a complication of subpleural emphysematous blebs.
  • Torn congenital aberrant vessels branching from the cupola and distributed in and around the bulla in the apex of the lung.

Genetics

  • Hemophilia A is a X-linked hereditary disorder of blood clotting that caused by the development of an inhibitor against coagulation factor VIII (FVIII). Hemophilia A manifests with early muscle and subcutaneous bleeding and rarely with haemothorax.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Álvarez K, Jordi L, Jose Angel H (October 2017). "Hemothorax in vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome". Reumatol Clin. doi:10.1016/j.reuma.2017.08.009. PMID 29050841.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Janik M, Straka L, Krajcovic J, Hejna P, Hamzik J, Novomesky F (March 2014). "Non-traumatic and spontaneous hemothorax in the setting of forensic medical examination: a systematic literature survey". Forensic Sci. Int. 236: 22–9. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.12.013. PMID 24529771.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Boersma WG, Stigt JA, Smit HJ (November 2010). "Treatment of haemothorax". Respir Med. 104 (11): 1583–7. doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2010.08.006. PMID 20817498.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Quero Valenzuela F, Giraldo Ospina CF, Piedra Fernández I (September 2014). "Traumatic hemothorax caused by solitary costal exostosis". Arch. Bronconeumol. 50 (9): 410. doi:10.1016/j.arbres.2013.09.013. PMID 24439464.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Kuo SM, Chen KC, Diau GY, Hua YM (May 2010). "Dangerous costal exostosis: hemothorax mimicking empyema in a child". J. Pediatr. 156 (5): 853, 853.e1. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.09.053. PMID 20060125.

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