Common Causes And Risk Factors Of A Pneumothorax

Previous Pneumothorax

An individual who has been affected by a previous pneumothorax is at a higher risk of experiencing another pneumothorax than an individual who has never had one. The reoccurrence rate of pneumothorax is reported to be between fifteen and forty percent of individuals who have been previously diagnosed. An individual who previously had a secondary spontaneous pneumothorax is more likely to develop another occurrence than someone who was previously affected by a primary spontaneous pneumothorax. The highest rate of pneumothorax recurrence is in cystic fibrosis patients. Some researchers have established an association between the presence of air blebs that have been precipitated by inflammation and the development of a pneumothorax recurrence in most patients who have previously had one. An individual who has had a previous pneumothorax and is a female between thirty and forty years old is at a greater risk of developing a severe type of pneumothorax referred to as catamenial pneumothorax.

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