What is primary spontaneous pneumothorax?

Pneumothorax occurs when air gains access to, and accumulates in, the pleural space around the lung, resulting in a collapsed lung. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax occurs when a person does not have a known lung condition, and the lung collapse is not due to an injury, e.g. broken rib.

How do members experience primary spontaneous pneumothorax?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with primary spontaneous pneumothorax*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for primary spontaneous pneumothorax*

Who has primary spontaneous pneumothorax on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 9
30s 12
40s 13
50s 11
60s 7
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 22
Female 30

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What is primary spontaneous pneumothorax?

Pneumothorax occurs when air gains access to, and accumulates in, the pleural space around the lung, resulting in a collapsed lung. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax occurs when a person does not have a known lung condition, and the lung collapse is not due to an injury, e.g. broken rib.



Common symptoms reported by people with primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for primary spontaneous pneumothorax

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Compare treatments taken by people with primary spontaneous pneumothorax

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Who has primary spontaneous pneumothorax on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 27 say primary spontaneous pneumothorax is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 9
30s 12
40s 13
50s 11
60s 7
70+ 2
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 5
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 22
Female 30

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 18
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from primary spontaneous pneumothorax patients who have completed their condition history
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