Medical image of the week: empyema
A 71 year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presents to the emergency department complaining of dyspnea after recent admission for pneumonia. Chest CT shows a low density collection in the right lung suggesting necrosis (Figure 1). A CT obtained 1 week after admission (Figure...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Arizona Thoracic Society
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2013/11/6/medical-image-of-the-week-empyema.html |