Pyomyositis of the chest wall presenting with empyema thoracis

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Pyomyositis of the chest wall presenting with empyema thoracis Olusola Oduntan, MD, FACS, Arif R. Sarwari, MD, MSc, MBA The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 148, Issue 5, Pages e237-e239 (November 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.07.092 Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 A, Computed tomographic scan of chest with no significant soft tissue or lung abnormalities reported. B, Right chest wall abscess in continuity with empyema thoracis (white arrow). C, Right pleural effusion (white arrow). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, e237-e239DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.07.092) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 A, Chest computed tomographic scan showing complete resolution of chest wall swelling and empyema. B, Chest computed tomographic scan showing right upper lobe consolidation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, e237-e239DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.07.092) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions