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Afebrile tension pyopneumothorax due to anaerobic bacteria: Fistula or gas production?

Pyopneumothorax is characterized by a pleural collection of pus and air requiring emergent thoracic drainage. A 65-year-old diabetic woman presented with a two-week history of fatigue and dyspnea but without fever. Chest computed tomography showed extensive pleural effusion and air in the left pleur...

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Autores principales: Kanai, Osamu, Fujita, Kohei, Okamura, Misato, Nakatani, Koichi, Mio, Tadashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7941028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33732612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101372