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Empyema, acute respiratory failure, and septic shock after aspiration of a soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) bone by an adult

INTRODUCTION: The common late complications of foreign body aspiration include granulation formation, obstructive pneumonia, and atelectasis. However, a foreign body-induced pleural infection is very rare, and especially when it is not iatrogenic. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 64-year-old Chinese man was admi...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Gensheng, Yu, Yang, Zhang, Shufang, Li, Na, Xu, Hao, Cui, Wei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4143537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25161865
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2193-1801-3-452