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Collapsed lung

JJJJS

JJJJS

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I suffered a partial lung collapse recently (had to be treated at hospital). It started a day after I had surfed. I'm not sure if it can be attributed to the surfing, or if the cause was something else.

Has anyone here had a similar issue?
 
SurfDoc

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Tall skinny folks can have some propensity for pneumothorax. Trauma is one cause, but even a small air containing space in the lung surface can leak.

  • traumatic pneumothorax. This occurs when an injury to the chest (as from a car wreck or gun or knife wound) causes the lung to collapse.
  • tension pneumothorax. This type can be fatal. ...
  • primary spontaneous pneumothorax. This happens when a small air bubble on the lung ruptures. ...
  • secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.
 
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