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From: Empyema necessitans with osteomyelitis of fifth rib due to Nocardia farcinica: a case report

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Contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) scan images showing rib osteomyelitis with empyema necessitans. (a, b) Axial images in (a) mediastinal, (b) bone windows showing left sided loculated pleural effusion with mild right sided pleural effusion. Black arrows in b show the defect in the involved rib with sclerotic changes in the remaining rib bone marrow. c Sagittal image shows the pleural fluid extending into the chest wall till subcutaneous tissues plane (white arrows). d Volume rendered image shows the rib defect with associated periosteal reaction (black arrow)

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