Sheeza Imtiaz, Muhammad Saad Ahmed, Ambreen Ibrahim, Muhammad Kashif Shazlee.
Bilateral Pneumothorax Complicating Septic Pulmonary Emboli in a Child with Osteomyelitis.
Pak J Radiol Jan ;27(2):135-8.

Osteomyelitis in childrens are primarily hematogeneous in origin although cases secondary to trauma, surgery or infection in contiguous sites are also reported. Septic pulmonary emboli is a rare complication of osteomyelitis. Numerous pulmonary complications of septic pulmonary embolism have been described, but only a few have reported spontaneous pneumothorax. High clinical suspicion should be raised in patients with osteomyelitis presenting with shortness of breath for prompt diagnosis and treatment.Here we present a rare case of bilateral pneumothorax complicating septic pulmonary emboli in a nine year old child with biopsy proven osteomyelitis.

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