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Empyema necessitans as a rare manifestation of Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports (discontinued), 2023
Key Clinical Message Empyema necessitans (EN) is a rare complication of empyema, in which pus accumulates within the pleural space and spreads through the chest wall, leading to the formation of a subcutaneous abscess. This condition presents significant
Nazanin Zeinali Nezhad
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Empyema necessitans [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
Key message Empyema necessitans should be suspected in any patient presenting with constitutional symptoms, pleural effusion, and a subcutaneous chest wall mass.
Anu Menon, David Wisa, Chenyang Zhan, Mohit Chawla, Or Kalchiem‐Dekel   +4 more
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Empyema Necessitans: A Case Report [PDF]

IDCases
Introduction: 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, Zoghaib Dima, Al Saylami Haji   +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, J. Pushpakumara, Kamani P. Wanigasuriya   +2 more
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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 Medicine
Background 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, Nikko Rowe A. Tabliago, Richard Lueking   +2 more
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Blasto-ing through the chest wall: Empyema necessitans due to pulmonary blastomycosis [PDF]

IDCases
Empyema 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
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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 ...
Nobuyoshi Mori, Kazuhiro Ishikawa
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Subcutaneous abscess due to empyema necessitans caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis in a patient with periodontitis [PDF]

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, Kazutetsu Aoshiba, Shotaro Ono   +2 more
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Isolated empyema necessitans in a renal transplant recipient: A case report

Indian Journal of Transplantation, 2016
Empyema necessitans is a rare sequel of untreated pleural space infection and is most commonly secondary to tuberculosis. Isolated tuberculous empyema necessitans in a renal transplant recipient is extremely rare.
Priyank Yadav, Hira Lal, Anand Chellappan   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources