青壮年特发性气胸是一种少见病 ,国内报道亦不多 ,我院 1999年 7月收治 1例 ,现报道如下。患者 ,男 ,2 0岁。因突发性右侧胸痛、气促 0 .5ｈ ,于 1999年 7月 19日下午由家人护送至医院急诊。自述来院前在家看书 ,起身接电话刚走几步 ,突感右侧胸痛 ,并向右肩及手臂放射 ,伴气促 Idiopathic pneumothorax in young adults is a rare disease, not many domestic reports, our hospital in July 1999 admitted to a case, are reported below. Patient, male, 20 years old. Due to sudden right chest pain, shortness of breath 0.5h, on the afternoon of July 19, 1999 escorted by the family to the hospital emergency room. Read the book before going to hospital at home, get up and take the phone just take a few steps, sudden sense of right chest pain, radiate to the right shoulder and arm, with gas promotion