Coexistence of pneumothorax and chilaiditi sign: A case report

• Published in: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
• Main Authors: Nitin Tangri, Sameer Singhal, Priyanka Sharma, Dinesh Mehta, Sachin Bansal, Neeraj Bhushan, Sulbha Singla, Puneet Singh
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014
• Subjects: Chilaiditi syndrome; Chilaiditi's sign; Hepatodiaphragmatic interposition; Pneumothorax; Dyspnoea; Chest pain; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2221-1691(14)60212-4; https://doaj.org/article/6f4faf401cb0471da4a62e9eff27ede2

We present a case of 50 year old male patient with coexistence of Pneumothorax and Chilaiditi sign. Chilaiditi sign is an incidental radiographic finding of a usually asymptomatic condition in which a part of intestine is located between the liver and diaphragm; however, the term “Chilaiditi syndrome” is used for symptomatic hepatodiaphragmatic interposition. The patient had no symptoms of abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, or emesis. Incidentally, Chilaiditi sign was diagnosed on chest radiography. Pneumothorax is defined as air in the pleural space. Pneumothoraces are classified as spontaneous or traumatic. Spontaneous pneumothorax is labelled as primary when no underlying lung disease is present, or secondary, when it is associated with pre-existing lung disease. Our case is the rare in the literature indicating the coexistence of Chilaiditi sign and pneumothorax.