Primary spontaneous pneumothorax in a recreational athlete

dc.contributor.authorVan der Colff, F.J.
dc.contributor.authorJanse van Rensburg, Dina Christina
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-04T08:12:13Z
dc.date.available2015-07-04T08:12:13Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractPrimary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is relatively uncommon in the athletic population. Because of the subtle nature of the symptoms, the diagnosis is easily missed, which can lead to unnecessary prolonged discomfort and recovery time for the athlete. ere is currently a lack of evidence in the literature concerning treatment and return-to-play protocols referring specifically to PSP within the athletic community. is case report highlights the predisposing and important factors in the history of a 34-year-old recreational male athlete who developed PSP. According to the knowledge of the authors, this report of PSP in a recreational athlete is the first of its kind described in South Africa. Owing to the possibility of life-threatening complications, it is important for sports physicians to be familiar with the important points in the history and to be made aware of the predisposing factors that may lead to PSP.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://sajsm.org.za/index.php/sajsmen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan der Colff, FJ & Janse van Rensburg, DC 2015, 'Primary spontaneous pneumothorax in a recreational athlete', South African Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 23-24.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1015-5163 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2078-516X (online)
dc.identifier.other10.7196/SAJSM.603
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/46299
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights© 2015 Health and Medical Publishing Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0) .en_ZA
dc.subjectAthleteen_ZA
dc.subjectDiagnosisen_ZA
dc.subjectTreatmenten_ZA
dc.subjectPrimary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP)en_ZA
dc.titlePrimary spontaneous pneumothorax in a recreational athleteen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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