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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier Inc.
2011
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/17283/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/17283/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/17283/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/17283/1/Kuan_Empyema_Thoracis_Complicated.pdf |