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Case Reports
. 2005 Feb;20(1):47-9.
doi: 10.1097/01.rti.0000139387.80395.8a.

Multiple rheumatoid nodules with rapid thin-walled cavity formation producing pneumothorax

Takuya Kobayashi  1 , Katashi Satoh, Motoomi Ohkawa, Akira Satoh
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Case Reports

Multiple rheumatoid nodules with rapid thin-walled cavity formation producing pneumothorax

Takuya Kobayashi et al. J Thorac Imaging. 2005 Feb.

Abstract

We report a rare case of multiple rheumatoid nodules that on chest CT demonstrated peripheral location with thin-walled cavity formation, rapid increase in size within several months, and complicating pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and subcutaneous emphysema due to bronchopleural fistula formation.

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