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Acute Empyema due to <i>Gemella morbillorum</i> Following COVID-19 in an Otherwise Healthy Middle-Aged Man. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
A previously healthy, non‐elderly man developed acute empyema 3 weeks after COVID‐19 infection, requiring VATS debridement. Gemella morbillorum was isolated from intraoperative specimens, an exceptionally rare pathogen in individuals without predisposing factors.
Nanjo K, Sakiyama S, Furukawa N, Hino H.
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Endoscopic Treatment of Boerhaave Syndrome Related Empyema. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
Boerhaave syndrome is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates. It can lead to complications such as empyema. Endoscopic repair can be a viable, less invasive alternative to surgical repair, which is associated with a substantial degree of surgical risks. ABSTRACT Empyema and Boerhaave syndrome are both life‐threatening conditions. We present
Chan C, Liang Y, Yip TWH, Yip HC, Chan KKP.   +4 more
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Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot for Acute Empyema With Bronchopleural Fistula: A Case Series. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
We report three elderly patients with acute infectious empyema complicated by bronchopleural fistula (BPF), all successfully managed with early endobronchial Watanabe spigot (EWS) placement as a first‐line intervention. These observations suggest that EWS can be considered a proactive and minimally invasive primary option to abolish air leakage and ...
Yokota K, Niitsu T, Tanaka S, Nagira D, Nishibeppu S, Takada N, Tobita S, Yaga M, Ueno K, Funakoshi Y.   +9 more
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Severe Necrotizing Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Bilateral Empyema in an Immunocompetent Patient due to <i>Fusobacterium necrophorum</i>. [PDF]

Case Rep Pulmonol
Necrotizing pneumonia and empyema caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum are uncommon. The classical presentation of Lemierre′s syndrome, characterized by pharyngotonsillitis and internal jugular vein thrombosis, is not always observed, and incomplete and atypical variants can cause diagnostic uncertainty and delay in treatment.
Shefa D, Shiari A, Antic M, Hatharaliyadda BP, Gomez JV, Ladin D, Dumic I.   +6 more
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Empyema Thoracis [PDF]

Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine, 2010
Epmyema thoracis is associated with high mortality ranging between 6% to 24%. The incidence of empyema is increasing in both children and adults; the cause of this surge is unknown. Most cases of empyema complicate community- or hospital-acquired pneumonia but a proportion results from iatrogenic causes or develops without pneumonia.
Ala Eldin H. Ahmed, Tariq E. Yacoub
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Survey of childhood empyema in Asia: Implications for detecting the unmeasured burden of culture-negative bacterial disease

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2008
Background Parapneumonic empyema continues to be a disease of significant morbidity and mortality among children despite recent advances in medical management. To date, only a limited number of studies have assessed the burden of empyema in Asia. Methods
Shen Xuzhuang, Chiu Chen-Hsun, Anh Dang, Yong Dong, Kilgore Paul E, Nyambat Batmunkh, Jodar Luis, Ng Timothy L, Bock Hans L, Hausdorff William P   +9 more
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Subcutaneous abscess due to empyema necessitans caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis in a patient with periodontitis

IDCases, 2022
Empyema necessitans is a rare empyema complication characterized by an extension of empyema out of the pleural space into the subcutaneous tissues of the chest wall.
Akane Tanaka, Mariko Kogami, Yoko Nagatomo, Yukihisa Takeda, Hiroya Kanzawa, Yohei Kawaguchi, Shotaro Ono, Kinya Furukawa, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Kazutetsu Aoshiba   +9 more
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Empyema necessitans complicating a mild COVID‐19 infection in a young immunocompetent patient

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message COVID‐19 infection can be complicated by secondary bacterial infections including pneumonia and empyema resulting in worse outcomes.
Sierra Sullivan, Jesus Davalos, Belaal Sheikh, Mahmoud Abdelnabi   +3 more
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Problem Terapeutik pada Empiema Terlokulasi karena Tuberkulosis [Theurapetic Problem in Tuberculosis Loculated Empyema]

Jurnal Respirasi, 2018
Background: Pleural effusion is the most common complication of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Some coexist with secondary infection could worsen clinical presentation as empyema.
Isnin Anang Marhana, Amelia Tantri Anggraeni   +1 more
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Evaluation of complicated and uncomplicated parapneumonic effusion in children

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2016
Parapneumonic effusion (PPE) and empyema are most often seen as a complication of bacterial pneumonia and occasionally associated with atypical bacteria or viruses.
Zeynep Gökçe Gayretli-Aydın, Gönül Tanır, Gülsüm İclal Bayhan, Türkan Aydın-Teke, Fatma Nur Öz, Özge Metin-Akcan, Ayşe Kaman   +6 more
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