{"pk":716,"title":"Fatal Tension Hemothorax Combined with Exanguination: A Rare Complication of Neurofibromatosis","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a common autosomal dominant disorder that can be subdivided into type 1, type 2, and schwannomatosis. Patients with NF1 typically develop café-au-lait spots, scoliosis, and benign neurofibromas. In addition, NF1 predisposes to vascular complications including stenosis, arterial ectasia, and aneurysms. Here, we report the case of an otherwise healthy 32-year-old man who developed a fatal tension hemothorax due to vertebral artery aneurysm rupture. Based on the available literature, we discuss the presentation, workup, and available therapeutic approaches to this complication of neurofibromatosis.","language":"en","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6fv1b3rc","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Roz","middle_name":"","last_name":"Bidad","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Vermont Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Burlington, Vermont","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Caroline","middle_name":"","last_name":"Hall","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Vermont Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Burlington, Vermont","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Eike","middle_name":"","last_name":"Blohm","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Vermont Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Burlington, Vermont","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2019-09-18T18:46:52Z","date_accepted":"2019-09-18T18:46:52Z","date_published":"2019-09-18T18:47:47Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/716/galley/472/download/"}]}