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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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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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.
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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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2198-7793
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2198-7793
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10.1186/s40792-018-0502-8