Empyema thoracis complicated by pneumothorax neccessitans manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings

We describe a patient with empyema thoracis that had eroded through the apical chest wall to the supraclavicular fossa and lung parenchyma, ultimately leading to a bronchopleural fistula manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings over the chest wall and supraclavicu...

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Main Authors:	Kuan, Yeh Chunn, How, Soon Hin, Yeen, Wing Choy, Ng, Teck Han, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Inc. 2011
Subjects:	RC Internal medicine
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spelling	iium-172832013-06-27T06:42:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/17283/ Empyema thoracis complicated by pneumothorax neccessitans manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings Kuan, Yeh Chunn How, Soon Hin Yeen, Wing Choy Ng, Teck Han Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi RC Internal medicine We describe a patient with empyema thoracis that had eroded through the apical chest wall to the supraclavicular fossa and lung parenchyma, ultimately leading to a bronchopleural fistula manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings over the chest wall and supraclavicular fossa. This is a rarely reported phenomenon and the reason why the lobulated subcutaneous emphysematous swellings remained localized is unknown Elsevier Inc. 2011-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/17283/1/Kuan_Empyema_Thoracis_Complicated.pdf Kuan, Yeh Chunn and How, Soon Hin and Yeen, Wing Choy and Ng, Teck Han and Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi (2011) Empyema thoracis complicated by pneumothorax neccessitans manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings. The Annals of Thracic Surgery, 91. pp. 1969-1971. ISSN 0003-4975 (P), 1552-6259 (O) http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/91/6/1969 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.11.075
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spellingShingle	RC Internal medicine Kuan, Yeh Chunn How, Soon Hin Yeen, Wing Choy Ng, Teck Han Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi Empyema thoracis complicated by pneumothorax neccessitans manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings
description	We describe a patient with empyema thoracis that had eroded through the apical chest wall to the supraclavicular fossa and lung parenchyma, ultimately leading to a bronchopleural fistula manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings over the chest wall and supraclavicular fossa. This is a rarely reported phenomenon and the reason why the lobulated subcutaneous emphysematous swellings remained localized is unknown
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author	Kuan, Yeh Chunn How, Soon Hin Yeen, Wing Choy Ng, Teck Han Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
author_facet	Kuan, Yeh Chunn How, Soon Hin Yeen, Wing Choy Ng, Teck Han Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi
author_sort	Kuan, Yeh Chunn
title	Empyema thoracis complicated by pneumothorax neccessitans manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings
title_short	Empyema thoracis complicated by pneumothorax neccessitans manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings
title_full	Empyema thoracis complicated by pneumothorax neccessitans manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings
title_fullStr	Empyema thoracis complicated by pneumothorax neccessitans manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings
title_full_unstemmed	Empyema thoracis complicated by pneumothorax neccessitans manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings
title_sort	empyema thoracis complicated by pneumothorax neccessitans manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings
publisher	Elsevier Inc.
publishDate	2011
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Empyema thoracis complicated by pneumothorax neccessitans manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings

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