Case series: Interstitial lung disease with IPF pattern presenting with spontaneous pneumothorax—clinical course of two patients
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case series that document the triad of subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, and pneumothorax in a patient with fibrotic ILD. The findings underscore the importance of timely recognition and multidisciplinary management for such high-risk patients.
Authors
- Saket Toshniwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3742-2835)
- Babaji Ghewade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1553-7268)
- Amit Toshniwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0369-6348)
- Alushika Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2433-041X)
Institutions
- Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1664024
- Primary Topic
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00