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Chest X-ray showing large right pneumothorax with collapsed lung (left). Recurrence of right pneumothorax three weeks after the patient's initial presentation (right).
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Chest radiograph revealed right-sided pneumothorax with partial collapse of the right lung (Figure 1). Unfortunately, the pneumothorax recurred after another two weeks and the chest tube was reinserted (Figure 1).
Chest CT revealed right-sided pneumothorax without any parenchymal abnormality.
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Consequently, a computed tomography (CT) scan was performed which revealed right-sided pneumothorax without any parenchymal disease, confirming the diagnosis as primary spontaneous pneumothorax (Figure 2).