What is pneumothorax and it`s causes?

Air: It's due to air entering the space between your lung and chest wall. They can be the result of trauma or can occur spontaneously.

Several causes: Pneumothorax is air in the pleural cavity and corresponding partial or full collapse of the lung. The causes of pneumothorax a re several and include: trauma when there is a puncture of the lung (usually from a broken rib), but also spontaneously if there is a lung "bleb". This is quickly diagnosed by cxr, occasionally chest ct is needed if small.

Collapsed Lung: Pneumothorax occurs when air leaks into the space between your lungs and chest wall.This air pushes on the outside of your lung and makes it collapse.A pneumothorax can be caused by a blunt or penetrating chest injury, certain medical procedures involving your lungs, or damage from underlying lung disease. Or it may occur for no obvious reason. Symptoms: a rapid heart beat, sudden chest pain, sob.

Collapsed lung: A pneumothorax is a air around the lung causing it to collapse. It can be due to trauma - stab wound or gun shot wound. Broken ribs can puncture the lung. Sometimes it can occur spontaneously. Due to the injury, air leaks out of the lung and cusses it to collapse. It leads to shortness of breath. It requires chest tube to release the air and reexpand the lung.

Air in pleural space: Pneumothorax happens when air collects in the space around the lungs - between the lungs and the chest wall. The air usually comes from a hole in the airways or lungs, although a hole in the esophagus can do it too (rarely).