Collapse of the thorax

Collapse of the thorax can be caused by empyema or pleurisy, extensive pleural thickening adhesions and contractions, atelectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, chronic fibrous tuberculosis, and chronic pulmonary suppuration.

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