Primary Pneumothorax
Marfan's, Ehlers-Danlos, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, homocystinuria
No underlying pulmonary disease
Secondary Pneumothorax
With underlying pulmonary disease
bullae/blebs, emphysema, cystic fibrosis, PJP pneumonia, lung abscess, tuberculosis, neoplasm, catamenial
Worse prognosis
Marfan's, Ehlers-Danlos, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, homocystinuria
No underlying pulmonary disease
With underlying pulmonary disease
bullae/blebs, emphysema, cystic fibrosis, PJP pneumonia, lung abscess, tuberculosis, neoplasm, catamenial
Worse prognosis
bullae/blebs, emphysema, cystic fibrosis, PJP pneumonia, lung abscess, tuberculosis, neoplasm, catamenial
Smoking (90%)
COPD
Asthma
Cystic fibrosis
Necrotizing pneumonia
Lung abscess
PCP pneumonia
TB
Neoplasm
Interstitial lung disease
Connective tissue disease
Pulmonary infarct
Catamenial pneumothorax
Spontaneous pneumothorax
Tension pneumothorax
Hemothorax
Catamenial pneumothorax
Traumatic pneumothorax
Chylothorax
Iatrogenic pneumothorax
Lung abscess