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| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 1998 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 99-100 |
Cavitary pulmonary infarction--a rare cause of spontaneous pneumothorax.
P Vaideeswar
Department of Pathology, Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai.
Correspondence Address:
P Vaideeswar
Department of Pathology, Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai.
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PMID: 0010703583 
A 14-year old female was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of resolving myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy. She developed spontaneous right-sided pneumothorax. Autopsy, revealed rupture of cavitary pulmonary infarction to be the cause of the pneumothorax, a rare finding.
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