Spontaneous Chest Wall Interstitial Emphysema Secondary to Chronic Empyema Thoracis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Spontaneous extension of air from the pleural space to the chest wall, also referred to as pneumothorax necessitans (PN), is a rare occurrence. Few of such cases have been reported in the literature, some appear to have a pattern of extension from ...
Venkatraman S Bhat +3 more
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Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021 A broncho-cutaneous fistula (BCF) is a communicating tract between the bronchus and the cutaneous surface of the thoracic wall and can be the primary presenting sign of several disease processes. It has been associated with positive pressure ventilation (
Genex Correa +3 more
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Microbial Aetiology and Clinical Course of Pleural Space Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital- A Cohort Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Introduction: Infection of pleural space that arises due to complicated parapneumonic effusion and empyema is a common worldwide problem that is known since very ancient times.
Sonali Das +3 more
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Surgical Management of Pleural Space Infection [PDF]
, 2021 Pleural space infections are a common clinical entity affecting a large number of patients. These are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality rate and they require significant healthcare resources.
Billè, Andrea, Maraschi, Alessandro
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Empyema necessitans and disseminated tuberculosis in an immunocompetent adult patient: a case report
Horizonte Médico, 2017 Disseminated tuberculosis is a rare condition in immunocompetent hosts. It results from lymphohematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during both primary and postprimary tuberculosis.
Alejandra Bendezú Chacaltana
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Diagnostic and Imaging Approaches to Chest Wall Lesions [PDF]
, 2022 Chest wall lesions are relatively uncommon and may be challenging once they are encountered on images. Radiologists may detect these lesions incidentally at examinations performed for other indications, or they may be asked specifically to evaluate a ...
Abbott, Gerald F. +8 more
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Primary Multidrug-Resistant Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Presenting as Empyema Necessitans in an Immuno-competent Young Girl [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Empyema Necessitans (EN) is a variant of empyema that extends to extrapleural space and can affect chest wall too. Although, tuberculosis is the most common cause of EN, primary multidrug resistant TB presenting as EN is rare.
Jyoti Bajpai +2 more
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Empyema Necessitans Involving the Ribs and Vertebra-A Rare occurrence [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2019 The extension of pleural infection into the chest wall and neighbouring structures is called Empyema Necessitans (EN). We are reporting a rare case of 45-year-old female presenting with chest pain and history of tubercular pleural effusion evaluated ...
Javaji Raviprasad +2 more
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Diseases of the Chest, Breast, Heart and Vessels 2019-2022 [PDF]
, 2021 This open access book focuses on diagnostic and interventional imaging of the chest, breast, heart, and vessels. It consists of a remarkable collection of contributions authored by internationally respected experts, featuring the most recent diagnostic ...
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Empiema necessitans y osteomielitis aguda secundaria a una infección por Staphylo-coccus aureus resistente a meticilina asociado a la comunidad [PDF]
, 2009 Staphylococcus aureus is a well recognized pathogen with global distribution. In recent years community-associated, methicillin-resistant S. aureus has emerged as an increasing cause of severe infections among adults and children.
Cleary, Thomas G. +4 more
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