Acute Empyema due to <i>Gemella morbillorum</i> Following COVID-19 in an Otherwise Healthy Middle-Aged Man. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepA 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 RepBoerhaave 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 +4 more
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Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot for Acute Empyema With Bronchopleural Fistula: A Case Series. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepWe 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 +9 more
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Bacterial Infection Elicits Heat Shock Protein 72 Release from Pleural Mesothelial Cells [PDF]
, 2013 Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) has been implicated in infection-related processes and has been found in body fluids during infection. This study aimed to determine whether pleural mesothelial cells release HSP70 in response to bacterial infection in vitro
Bielsa, S +8 more
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Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2016 Background: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical decortication (VATSD) is widely applicable in fibrinopurulent Stage II empyema. While, more chronic thick walled Stage III empyema (organizing stage) needs conversion to open thoracotomy, and existing ...
Waseem M Hajjar +6 more
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Comparing the Mean Platelet Volume and the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Children With Bacterial Pneumonia Associated With or Without Pleural Empyema [PDF]
مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان, 2023 Background Pneumonia is one of the severe infections in children, and empyema is one of its essential complications which causes more risk in affected children. Therefore, its early diagnosis is of great importance.
Houman Hashemian, Fina Sanati
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Successful medical management of an epidural abscess in a dog [PDF]
, 2017 A seven-month-old entire male dobermann presented with acute onset neck pain and left thoracic limb lameness. The dog had a similar episode eight weeks before presentation that responded to meloxicam.
Durand, Alexane +3 more
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Indwelling Pleural Catheters in Hepatic Hydrothorax: A Single-Center Series of Outcomes and Complications [PDF]
, 2018 Background Treatment of hepatic hydrothorax (HH) generally involves sodium restriction, diuretics, and serial thoracentesis. In more advanced cases, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and liver transplantation may be required.
Bosslet, Gabriel +3 more
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Empyema necessitans and a persistent air leak associated with rupture of an anaerobic lung abscess due to bacteroides [PDF]
, 2017 No abstract ...
Blyth, Kevin G., Sharma, Varun
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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 +9 more
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