Desquamation of the subpleural lung parenchyma caused by empyema after pulmonary embolism: A case report

Subpleural peripheral lung regions are mainly nourished by pulmonary arteries. Herein, we report a case in which pleural infection after pulmonary embolism caused circulation failure in the subpleural lung parenchyma (SLP) and massive desquamation of the SLP.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Iguchi, Takafumi, Mizuguchi, Shinjiro, Kyukwang, Chung, Nakajima, Ryu, Takahama, Makoto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2022
Materias:
Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9289527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35865868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1008
Descripción
Sumario:Subpleural peripheral lung regions are mainly nourished by pulmonary arteries. Herein, we report a case in which pleural infection after pulmonary embolism caused circulation failure in the subpleural lung parenchyma (SLP) and massive desquamation of the SLP.

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