Haemothorax is a pathologic collection of blood within the pleural cavity, between the lung surface and inner chest wall. Three mechanisms of bleeding in haemothorax include torn adhesion between the parietal and visceral pleurae, rupture of neovascularized bullae as a complication of subpleural emphysematous blebs, and torn congenital aberrant vessels branching from the cupola and distributed in and around the bulla in the apex of the lung. There is some genetic disorder that is predisposed to haemothorax.
Hemothorax pathophysiology
Pneumomediastinum differential diagnosis
Hemothorax differential diagnosis
Pneumothorax differential diagnosis
Hemothorax laboratory findings
Pleural effusion pathophysiology
Hemothorax risk factors
Hemothorax causes