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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2012

A 26-year-old male patient complains of piercing pain during breathing, cough, dyspnea. Objectively: to- 37,3°C, respiration rate - 19/min, heart rate = Ps-92/min; AP- 120/80 mm Hg. Vesicular respiration. In the inferolateral parts of chest auscultation in both inspiration and expiration phase revealed noise that was getting stronger at phonendoscope pressing and can be still heard after cough. ECG showed no pathological changes. What is the most likely giagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Intercostal neuralgia
  2. Pericarditis sicca
  3. Subcutaneous emphysema
  4. Spontaneous pneumothorax
  5. Acute pleuritis
Correct answer

Acute pleuritis

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