Spontaneous lung pneumatocele in an adult with community-acquired pneumonia
Pulmonary pneumatoceles are thin-walled, air-filled cystic lesions occurring in lung parenchyma. They occur as a sequelae to bacterial infections of the lung, especially bronchopneumonia. They are commonly seen in infants and children. In this article, we report a rare case of pneumatoceles in a 40-...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-01-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2017;volume=29;issue=3;spage=141;epage=143;aulast=Bajpai |