Bilateral pneumothoraces are extremely rare. Patients with pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis are frequently complicated by pneumothorax, which is sometimes bilateral. Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis should be considered a cause of bilateral pneumothoraces with apical fibrosis.
Keywords: apical fibrosis; bilateral pneumothoraces; pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis; secondary pneumothorax.
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