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Respirology Case ReportsKey message Empyema necessitans should be suspected in any patient presenting with constitutional symptoms, pleural effusion, and a subcutaneous chest wall mass.
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Closed Catheter Drainage for Klebsiella pneumoniae Empyema Necessitans [PDF]
Case Reports in Surgery, 2023 Empyema necessitans is a rare complication of pneumonia, which can be seen more frequently with tuberculosis (TB). In this case report, we include a 47-year-old female with empyema necessitans; closed drainage has been sought as a sole treatment based on
Mohammed Ishaq, Abdullah Bahadi
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B. Bronchiseptica empyema necessitans, a case report [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary MedicineBackground Empyema necessitans is an uncommon complication of an empyema, where pus in the pleural cavity extends into the chest wall. Both medical and surgical management are required.
Samantha Wray +2 more
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Empyema Necessitans due to Interruption of Antituberculosis Treatment [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2019 Empyema necessitans is a rare presentation of tuberculous infection, commonly encountered in immunocompromised patients. The diagnosis can be challenging due to the paucibacillary nature of the condition and nonspecific symptoms. Identifying the organism
H. N. Benaragama +2 more
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Empyema necessitans due to Nocardia farcinica [PDF]
IDCases, 2022 An 84-year-old female with severe liver cirrhosis due to hepatitis C presented with a progressive bulging of the anterior chest wall for two weeks. On examination, 7 cm × 7 cm × 5 cm large subcutaneous mass was on the anterior chest wall and contrast ...
Kazuhiro Ishikawa, Nobuyoshi Mori
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Empyema necessitans complicating a mild COVID‐19 infection in a young immunocompetent patient [PDF]
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 +3 more
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Delayed post‐pneumonectomy empyema necessitans caused by Aspergillus flavus: An unusual report [PDF]
Respirology Case Reports, 2022 Post‐pneumonectomy empyema (PPE), with or without bronchopleural fistula, is a challenging and serious entity with significant mortality and morbidity.
Atousa Hakamifard +6 more
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Empyema Necessitans: A Case Report [PDF]
IDCasesIntroduction: TB is a well-recognized cause of pulmonary infection. Empyema Necessitans is a rare complication of untreated empyema, mainly caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. It mainly affects immunocompromised individuals.
El Mawla Zeinab +2 more
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Blasto-ing through the chest wall: Empyema necessitans due to pulmonary blastomycosis [PDF]
IDCasesEmpyema necessitans is a rare complication of empyema and often associated with chronic, untreated infections. Here we report a case of a 28-year-old male who presented with cough, fever, pleuritic chest pain, and left chest wall mass who was found to ...
Cameron G. Gmehlin +4 more
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Empyema necessitans with osteomyelitis of fifth rib due to Nocardia farcinica: a case report [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Empyema necessitans is a rare pulmonary condition described as the presence of pus in the pleural cavity with insidious extension into the surrounding soft tissue.
Swapnil Tripathi +7 more
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