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Myelomatous Pleural Effusion [PDF]

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a common hematologic malignancy. Pleural effusion is a rare presenting feature of multiple myeloma which carries a poor prognosis.
غیاثی, تقی, شیردل, عباس, قبادی مراللو, حسن, عطاران, داود   +3 more
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Pleural Empyema - Treatment Strategies considering Etiology

, 2013
The variety of strategies in the treatment of parapneumonic pleural empyema demonstrates the ambiguity for the method of choice. Parapneumonic pleural empyema has been classified into different stages and classes. While the American Thoracic Society (ATS)
Hecker, E., Hecker, K. A., Hecker, H. C.
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Development of Massive Right Empyema after Sudden Rupture of a Liver Abscess due to Klebsiella Pneumoniae: A Case Report

, 2011
The most common cause of empyema is broncho-pulmonary infection. Rapid formation of empyema secondary to ruptured liver abscess is rare. We report an interesting case of massive pleural effusion that developed after the sudden rupture of an asymptomatic ...
WU, JENN-YU;KUO, PING-HUNG;YANG, PAN-CHYR, 巫震宇;郭炳宏;楊泮池   +1 more
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Risk factors influencing postoperative pleural empyema in patients with pleural mesothelioma: a retrospective single-centre analysis [PDF]

OBJECTIVES Postoperative empyema is a severe, potentially lethal complication also present, but poorly studied in patients undergoing surgery for pleural mesothelioma.
Monsch, Gian-Marco, Guglielmetti, Laura Chiara; https://orcid.org/, Hillinger, Sven, Henschke, Peter, Schneiter, Didier, Lauk, Olivia, Opitz, Isabelle; https://orcid.org/   +6 more
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Milky Effusion in Giant Empyema Caused by Streptococcus viridans

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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THE ROLE OF LOCAL OZONE THERAPY IN TREATMENT MIXED TUBERCULAR AND PS.AERUGINOSA PLEURAL EMPYEMA

Медицинский вестник Юга России, 2013
Purpose: Improving efficiency of treatment mixed tubercular and ps.aeruginosa pleural empyema.Materials and methods: The results of treatment of 65 patients with mixed tubercular and ps.aeruginosa pleural empyema have been analyzed.
A. V. Grankin, N. I. Budina, I. A. Polozyukov, D. S. Dudnichenko, I. P. Filippova, S. S. Saenko, Y. P. Krotov   +6 more
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Positive predictive value of the ICD-10 hospital diagnosis of pleural empyema in the Danish National Registry of Patients

, 2011
Mette Søgaard1,2, Jette Brommann Kornum2, Henrik Carl Schønheyder1, Reimar Wernich Thomsen21Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; 2Department of Clinical Epidemiology ...
Mette Søgaard, et al, Jette Brommann Kornum, Henrik Carl Schønheyder   +3 more
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Case Report: A case of tuberculous empyema causing rupture of the diaphragm was misdiagnosed as diaphragmatic hernia

Frontiers in Medicine
Tuberculous empyema (TE) is a chronic active infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that invades the pleural cavity. Initially, fluid accumulates in the pleural space, followed by an influx of neutrophils, which gradually develops into purulent ...
Tao Liu, Ting Yi Zhou, Guang Yu Li, Jing Feng Xu   +3 more
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The role of the computed tomography in studying of the progression in the pleural empyema

, 2007
Pleural empyema is defined as an infection of the pleural space with the formation of purulent pleural fluid. As an empyema progresses, fibrosis of the pleural space develops.
Novakov, I.; Medical University of Plovdiv, Hadjigeorgiev, G.; Medical University of Plovdiv, Ivanov, G.; Medical University of Plovdiv, Peshev, J.; Medical University of Plovdiv   +3 more
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A Rare Case of Empyema Developed after Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

대한영상의학회지, 2015
A 60-year-old male patient who previously underwent transarterial chemoembolization for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma three months ago presented to the emergency department with pleural effusion and hemoptysis.
Young Keun Sur, Je Hwan Won, Hee-Jung Wang, Jinoo Kim   +3 more
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