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Lecture Notes on Respiratory Disease

pneumonia is rarely associated with spontaneous pneumothorax.8 Clearly, however, we cannot be certain that the pneumothorax was not caused by the underlying disease process in our second case. The safety of fibreoptic bronchoscopy, when performed as an outpatient procedure in carefully selected patients, has been clearly documented.7 Hospital admission of patients having transbronchial biopsies is, however, recommended.' We agree with this and suggest that all patients should be assessed for the presence of delayed pneumothorax just before discharge from hospital. Patients should in addition be informed of the possibility of this complication and advised to seek medical assistance early in the event of symptoms that suggest its occurrence.