Abstract
A 6-year old boy with acute leukaemia developed spontaneous bleeding and presented with spontaneous massive haemothorax. One litre of blood was drained at tube thoracostomy and another 300mls over the next 3 hours. The patient continued to deteriorate and died despite replacement of lost blood. The rarity of spontaneous haemothorax is highlighted and the importance of early diagnosis and treatment emphasised. (Nig J Surg Res 2001;3:34-36) KEY WORDS: Acute leukaemia, spontaneous haemothorax.
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