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
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/17283/
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