Empyema thoracis complicated by pneumothorax necessitans manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.11.075.
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Empyema, Pleural
- Pneumothorax
- Subcutaneous Emphysema