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Photographs of the anterior chest region show extensive swelling.
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He stated that there were no abrasions or lacerations at the time of injury, but 10 days later, he developed chest wall swelling (Figure 1) and fever.
(a) Chest CT scan (upper) and reconstructed sagittal image (lower) revealed a sternal fracture and massive abscess formation. (b) Follow-up CT revealed the disappearance of fluid collection.
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Chest CT revealed a sternal fracture and extensive fluid collection in the chest wall (Figure 2(a)). Follow-up CT performed 4 months after surgery showed disappearance of fluid collection and ossification of the fracture site (Figure 2(b)).