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| Lung problems and procedures - pneumothorax [Go Back to Keywords List Page]  | pneumothorax (collapsed lung)-non-injury-related
Collapsed lung is a term used to refer to pneumothorax, a
potentially life-threatening condition. A pneumothorax
occurs when air enters the space between the two layers of
the pleura. (The pleura is the membrane that surrounds each
of your two lungs.) The air separates the two layers, and
causes part or all of one of the lungs to collapse and lose
the air that is normally inside the lung. It is then hard
to breathe normally and your body gets less oxygen.
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