Pulmonary pseudocysts are uncommon cavitary lesions that develop in the lung parenchyma as a consequence of blunt thoracic trauma, whose diagnosis is based on an association of clinical history and imaging findings. The present report describes the case of a pulmonary pseudocyst observed in the parenchyma contralateral to the trauma site in a 31-year-old man presenting with hemoptysis after falling during a soccer match.
Pulmonary pseudocyst; Post-traumatic pseudocyst; Post-traumatic pneumatoceles
