Fatty infiltration of osseous structures: a long-term complication of oleothorax--case report.
Thoracic imaging of a patient treated for pulmonary tuberculosis with oleothorax therapy before the antibiotic era demonstrated a rare complication. Gross invasion by lipid with subsequent pathologic fracture of the adjacent thoracic vertebra may give rise to symptomatic spinal cord compression. Magnetic resonance imaging is a useful modality for help in diagnosing treatment complications of oleothorax.
Freedman
B J
BJ
Department of Radiology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 10032-3784, USA.
McCarthy
D M
DM
Feldman
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Feirt
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D000368:Aged; D003096:Collapse Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010232:Paraffin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000628:therapy*
D010232:Paraffin