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. 2011 Jan;28(1):72-3.
doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.76310.

Bronchopleurocutaneous fistula in absence of empyema: A rare presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis

M Azfar Siddiqui  1 , Mohammad Shameem, Jamal Akhtar, Ummul Baneen, Rakesh Bhargava, Zuber Ahmed, Prakhar Sharma, Nafees Ahmad Khan
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Bronchopleurocutaneous fistula in absence of empyema: A rare presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis

M Azfar Siddiqui et al. Lung India. 2011 Jan.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Axial chest CT demonstrates movement of dye injected in subcutaneous fistula along posterior pleural space into cavity in posterior segment of right upper lobe. From the cavity dye entered in draining segmental bronchus thus confirming the presence of bronchopleurocutaneous fistula
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