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Case Reports
. 2017 Nov;14(11):1714-1717.
doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201703-256CC.

Progressive Dyspnea and Back Pain after Complicated Pneumonia

Deepa Ramadurai  1 , Daniel A Kelmenson  2 , Joshua Smith  3 , Elizabeth Dee  4 , Noelle Northcutt  5
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Case Reports

Progressive Dyspnea and Back Pain after Complicated Pneumonia

Deepa Ramadurai et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Nov.
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Anteroposterior chest radiograph shows increased density in the left hemithorax.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
(A and B) Axial and (C) coronal images show a complex left pleural effusion. (A) An arrow points to fluid in the pleural space with an air fluid level visible superiorly. (B) Arrows demonstrate the two components of thickened pleura in the “split-pleura” sign. (C) An arrow identifies a defect in the left lateral thorax that allows communication into the extra-thoracic space.
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