1. Perianeurysmal Emphysema.
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Toru Hashimoto, Yuuki Okamatsu, Yohei Hyakuna, Yasuhiro Sedutsu, Kenji Miyata, Hideki Origuchi, Masahiro Mohri, and Hideo Yamamoto
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X-ray imaging , *TUMOR diagnosis , *HYPERTENSION , *ATRIAL fibrillation , *ACUTE kidney failure - Abstract
The article describes the case of an 81-year-old man with a history of resection of anterior mediastinal tumor, hypertension and paroxymsal atrial fibrillation who was admitted to our hospital for high fever and disturbed consciousness. Chest x-ray film showed enlarged aortic arch with extended pneumomediastinum along the descending aorta while laboratory indicated severe infection, liver injury, acute renal failure and disseminated intravascular coagulation.
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- 2014
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