PMC4897012_01
79-year-old man with reactivation tuberculosis and empyema necessitans 55 years following thoracoplasty. PA and lateral CXR demonstrate left upper rib resections, collapse of the left chest wall, opacification and volume loss of the left hemithorax and chest wall calcifications.
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A chest radiograph was obtained (Fig. 1).
79-year-old man with reactivation tuberculosis and empyema necessitans 55 years following thoracoplasty. Axial CT images of the chest show resections of left upper ribs, distortion and collapse of the left upper thorax and apposition of the chest wall to the superior mediastinum.
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Subsequently, computed tomography of the chest was performed (Fig. 2).