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Intractable pneumothorax due to rupture of subpleural rheumatoid nodules: a case report

Intractable pneumothorax due to rupture of subpleural rheumatoid nodules: a case report

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Intractable pneumothorax due to rupture of subpleural rheumatoid nodules: a case report

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Intractable pneumothorax due to rupture of subpleural rheumatoid nodules: a case report

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

Surgical Case Reports, 2018-08, Vol.4 (1), p.89-89, Article 89

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English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Background
In rare cases, rheumatoid pleural nodules can rupture into the pleural cavity to cause pneumothorax or empyema. We report successful surgical treatment of a patient with an intractable secondary pneumothorax due to rupture of a subpleural rheumatoid nodule into the pleural cavity.
Case presentation
A 75-year-old man with a medic...

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Intractable pneumothorax due to rupture of subpleural rheumatoid nodules: a case report

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_b86cdf1683ea492aaf0628494320b71c

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_b86cdf1683ea492aaf0628494320b71c

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2198-7793

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2198-7793

DOI

10.1186/s40792-018-0502-8

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