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Pneumothorax-- can it come on slowly ?
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Yes possible: Yes some times lung can leak slowly and the reason to take sequential chest x-rays to see the progress.
Answered 7/4/2012
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Sort of...: It is estimated up to 10% of spontaneous pneumothoraces are asymptomatic and/or unrecognized. It is possible for someone to develop an asymptomatic pneumothorax that progresses and becomes symptomatic hours, even days later.
Answered 2/10/2013
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