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Table 4 Number and percentage of patients with inflammatory conditions leading to fatty expansion and soft tissue stranding of the EPS

From: Extra-pleural space on CT: common lesions and diagnostic approach

Pathology

No. of patients

Percentage (%)

Pneumonia

26

61

Asbestos exposure disease

10

23

Empyema

3

7

Lung fibrosis

3

7

Ruptured aortic aneurysm

1

2