Ozenne G, Poignie P, Lemercier J P, Nouvet G, Grancher G
Rev Pneumol Clin. 1984;40(1):27-33.
The occurrence of a spontaneous "idiopathic" pneumothorax in 165 patients admitted to hospital could be precisely dated over a 5-year period. An analysis of the meteorological conditions recorded at these dates (mean atmospheric pressure, mean temperature, relative and absolute humidity) and of their seasonal distribution demonstrated two peaks of frequency, one in the summer, the other in the winter, and a significant correlation between the occurrence of pneumothorax and a low relative humidity. These results, particularly clear during the exceptionally dry summer of 1976, confirm some data in the literature and suggest that bronchoconstriction induced by moistening of air in the airways might play a role in the pathophysiology of pneumothorax.
在一家医院收治的165例自发性“特发性”气胸患者中，其发病时间能够精确追溯到5年期间。对这些发病日期所记录的气象条件（平均大气压、平均温度、相对湿度和绝对湿度）及其季节分布进行分析后发现，气胸发病频率有两个高峰，一个在夏季，另一个在冬季，并且气胸的发生与低相对湿度之间存在显著相关性。这些结果在1976年异常干燥的夏季尤为明显，证实了文献中的一些数据，并表明气道内空气湿润引起的支气管收缩可能在气胸的病理生理学中起作用。
