Spontaneous Chest Wall Interstitial Emphysema Secondary to Chronic Empyema Thoracis

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 pleural cavity to chest wall. Clinical conditions...

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Main Authors: Venkatraman S Bhat, Manjunath Poojaramuddanahalli, Natarajan Rajagopalan, Karthik Gadabanahalli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/6082/12846_CE[Ra]_F(P)_PF1(AGAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf