Desquamation of the subpleural lung parenchyma caused by empyema after pulmonary embolism: A case report

Desquamation of the subpleural lung parenchyma caused by empyema after pulmonary embolism: A case report

Key message Subpleural peripheral lung regions are mainly nourished by pulmonary arteries. Herein, we report a case in which pleural infection after pulmonary embolism caused circulation failure in the subpleural lung parenchyma (SLP) and massive desquamation of the SLP.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Takafumi Iguchi, Shinjiro Mizuguchi, Chung Kyukwang, Ryu Nakajima, Makoto Takahama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-08-01
Series:Respirology Case Reports
Subjects:
bronchopleural fistula
empyema
pulmonary embolism
subpleural lung parenchyma
thoracostomy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1008

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https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1008

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