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Case Reports
. 1992 Feb;101(2):566-7.
doi: 10.1378/chest.101.2.566.

Pneumococcal crepitant cellulitis caused by a bronchocutaneous fistula

R H Haubrich  1 , M A Keroack
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Case Reports

Pneumococcal crepitant cellulitis caused by a bronchocutaneous fistula

R H Haubrich et al. Chest. 1992 Feb.

Abstract

An elderly woman who had received radiation treatment for carcinoma of the lung presented with erythema, crepitus and pain over the scapular area. Streptococcus pneumoniae was isolated in pure culture from the subcutaneous tissues, and a bronchocutaneous fistula was demonstrated.

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