Smoking chest pain

Tall and thin young men aged 20 to 30 are the predominant group of spontaneous pneumothorax. Most patients have a family tendency and smoking habits. According to statistics, the prevalence of illness among smokers is nine to eleven times higher than that of nonsmokers. Patients will feel chest pain, chest tightness, and shortness of breath, and the majority of them are manifested by chest pain. Because of young, tall and thin body, etc., patients often do not pay attention, and ignore the importance of medical examination.

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