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Emergency CT angiogram of the thorax and left arm showed a large left sided empyema,
and obvious filling defect in the left subclavian artery. The patient did not have any
dysrhythmias, but the sepsis may have induced paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in the recent
past. Another differential diagnosis would be a pre-existing left subclavian artery stenosis
with in-situ thrombosis.
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