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Neglected obstructive pneumonia
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  1. Matteo Boattini1,
  2. Nuno Costa2,
  3. Nicole Murinello3,
  4. Rogerio Matos3
  1. 1Department of Internal Medicine, Santa Marta's Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
  2. 2Department of Radiology, Santa Marta's Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
  3. 3Department of Pneumology, Santa Marta's Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
  1. Correspondence to Dr Matteo Boattini, matteoboattini{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-007270

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    A 68-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and history of laryngeal cancer surgery with tracheostomy was operated on in 1993 and right chest rib chondrosarcoma surgery was performed in 1997. The patient presented with fever and acute right sided hypochondrium pain. Lung examination showed decreased breath sounds over the right posterior of the lower chest. Blood examination revealed elevation of inflammatory markers. Chest radiography showed right inferior lung lobe …

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