Abstract
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v12i2.6972 JOM 2011; 12(2): 191
Highlights
Her chest x ray showed left sided pleuroparenchymal fibrosis and some air pockets with a tube- like structure in the left hemi thorax (Fig-1). On interrogation she revealed that she had an empyema on the left side 15 years back which was treated with intravenous antibiotics and a small bore intercostal drainage catheter
The tube entered into the pleural space
CT Scan thorax done at our clinic showed left sided pleuroparenchymal fibrosis with persistent localised pneumothorax and confirmed the presence of retained catheter (Fig-2) in the left pleural space
Summary
Her chest x ray showed left sided pleuroparenchymal fibrosis and some air pockets with a tube- like structure in the left hemi thorax (Fig-1).
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