Refractory Nontyphoidal Salmonella Empyema Necessitans in a Man Living With HIV: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious DiseasesEmpyema necessitans is a rare complication of untreated/undertreated empyema characterized by the invasion and progression of empyema beyond the pleura into the chest wall.
Dillon Guo Dong Yeo +5 more
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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: After recent thoracostomy in an immunocompromised patient [PDF]
Respirology Case Reports, 2023 Key message This paper consists of a clinical image of an unexpected complication of a pleural space infection that dissects through the pleura into the soft tissues of the chest in an immunocompromised patient.
Joana Almeida Borges, Daniela Madama
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Empyema necessitans as a rare manifestation of Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsKey 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 +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.
Anand Chellappan +6 more
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Empyema Necessitans in the Setting of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Causing Pneumonia and Bacteremia [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2018 Empyema necessitans (EN) is a rare phenomenon that refers to an insidious extension of the empyema through parietal pleura and subsequent dissection into subcutaneous tissue of the chest wall.
Sindhura Bandaru +3 more
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Empyema necessitans caused by actinomycosis: A case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep, 2016 Pulmonary actinomycosis is an uncommon clinical entity that the practicing thoracic surgeon rarely encounters. Empyema necessitans represents an even less common presentation of this pathology, and the often indolent disease course leads to early misdiagnosis in many cases.
Atay S, Banki F, Floyd C.
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A “Boil” Being the Clue to Think beyond Typical Bacterial Pathogens in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2022 Empyema necessitans is an exceptionally rare complication of bacterial pneumonia in the pediatric population. It occurs when the infection extends from the lung parenchyma to the chest wall by forming a fistula, which leads to infection of the ...
Jeanna Auriemma
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Chronic Empyema Necessitans Perpetuated by ESBL Klebsiella pneumoniae [PDF]
Respirology Case ReportsA man with prior tuberculosis developed recurrent empyema necessitans, complicated by extended‐spectrum beta‐lactamase Klebsiella pneumoniae. Despite prolonged antimicrobials, serial imaging revealed a persistent pleurocutaneous fistula and pleural ...
Zhong Xhen Khor
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