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Disseminated Thoracic Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Infection Mimicking Tuberculosis in a Patient on Haemodialysis. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
Disseminated thoracic MRSA infection may mimic tuberculosis with cavitary lung disease, pleural empyema and pericardial involvement. Bedside point‐of‐care ultrasound facilitated early recognition of multi‐compartment thoracic suppuration and guided prompt drainage.
MacCready ENA, Larbi-Kwapong E, Anokye-Manu I, Boaheng RY, Eshun E, Mbroh PK.   +5 more
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Crafty Tuberculous Pleurisy Presented With Hydropneumothorax in a 49-Year-Old Male: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT A 49‐year‐old male presented with acute dyspnea and hydropneumothorax. Imaging and biopsy confirmed pleural tuberculosis. Despite atypical features and no risk factors, anti‐tuberculosis therapy led to rapid improvement. This case highlights the diagnostic challenge of distinguishing tuberculosis‐related hydropneumothorax from necrotizing ...
Mansour M, Dakkak T, Alwaraa B, Aboudan R, Mahhouk MS, Hasan MY.   +5 more
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Milky Effusion in Giant Empyema Caused by Streptococcus viridans [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
Milky pleural effusion usually suggests chylothorax. We report a case of massive empyema caused by Streptococcus viridans presenting with milky pleural fluid.
Guo Li, Min Pang, Ming‐ming Yang, Xian‐qiong Pang   +3 more
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A Three-Step Diagnostic Strategy for Malignant Pleural Effusions. [PDF]

Cancer Med
ABSTRACT New diagnostic tools, such as high fluorescence cells (HFc) and tumor markers (TMs), have emerged in the quest to accurately diagnose malignant pleural effusion (MPE). This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of the HFc and TMs combination.
Nuez-Zaragoza E, Aguadero V, Bhambi-Blanco I, Vidal-Pla M, Aparicio-Calvente I, Escoda-Giralt MR, Gallardo-Campos J, Ferreres JC, Frisancho L, Mas-Maresma L, Aguilera-Fernández P, Marco-Continente S, Sierra-Boada M, Andreu-Cobo P, Gallego M, Canalias F, Hernando-Redondo J, Trapé J.   +17 more
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Practical management of pleural empyema

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016
Empyema is defined as pus in the thoracic cavity due to pleural space infection and has a multifactorial underlying cause, although the majority of cases are post-bacterial pneumonia.
G.F. Tassi, G.P. Marchetti, V. Pinelli, S. Chiari   +3 more
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Evaluation of biomarkers sTREM-1, procalcitonin and C reactive protein in the diagnosis of pleural infection [PDF]

BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Objective To measure the pleural fluid concentrations of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cell-1 (sTREM-1), procalcitonin (PCT) and C reactive protein (CRP) to provide information for diagnosing and discriminating between CPPE and UPPE ...
Evaldo Marchi, Vanessa Adelia Alvarenga, Lisete Ribeiro Teixeira, Roberta Karla Barbosa Sales, Philippe Figueiredo Braga Colares, Carlos Sergio Rocha Silva, Milena Marques Pagliarelli Acencio   +6 more
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Pleural Empyema [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1996
Despite of extensive use of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections pleural empyema is still seen as a complication to pneumonia (7-10 cases/100.000 inhabitants pr. year). Pleural empyema as a complication to pulmonary surgery is reported in 2-3% of the patients even with use of antibiotic prophylaxis.
R E, Bryant, C J, Salmon
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Risk of Pleural Empyema in Adult Patients With Asthma: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundRespiratory system infections commonly occur among individuals with asthma. However, whether asthma patients have a higher risk of pleural empyema development remains unclear.MethodsThis is a retrospective cohort study based on data from the ...
Wei-Chih Liao, Wei-Chih Liao, Cheng-Li Lin, Te-Chun Shen, Te-Chun Shen, Te-Chun Shen, Chih-Yen Tu, Chih-Yen Tu, Te-Chun Hsia, Wu-Huei Hsu, Wu-Huei Hsu   +10 more
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Pleural epithelioid hemangioendothelioma mimicking pleural empyema: A case report

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020
Malignant pleural effusion is an important and difficult differential diagnosis to pleural empyema. Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is an uncommon vascular tumor, which typically occurs in liver, lung or bone.
Katrine Fjaellegaard, Jesper Koefod Petersen, Inger Merete Stamp, Asbjorn Hoegholm, Paul Frost Clementsen, Uffe Bodtger   +5 more
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Use of tunneled pleural catheters in chronic empyema: Two case reports and brief review of the literature

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022
The incidence of empyema is increasing worldwide, which, coupled with the aging global population, makes the non-surgical management of pleural space infections increasingly important.
Ilana Roberts Krumm, Yaron B. Gesthalter
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