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Misleading presentation of empyema
  1. S Ramamurthy1,
  2. H Evans2,
  3. A Evans1
  1. 1Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
  2. 2Department of Child Health, Southampton University Hospitals Trust, Southampton, Hampshire UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Satheesh Ramamurthy, Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XW, UK; Satheesh_ramamurthy{at}yahoo.co.uk

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