Lung Hernia with a Chest-Wall Hematoma
Nov 7, 2026DOI: 10.1056/nejmicm2607065Images in Clinical MedicineNEJM
Written by: Thomas Christian Landry, M.D.Todd Gienapp, D.O.
A 54-year-old man with obesity and a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract presented with a painful bruise on his left side that started during a coughing paroxysm. Chest CT showed herniation of the left lower lobe.
