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Empyema necessitans: An unexpected infectious presentation of multiple myeloma

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2017
Aaysha Kapila, Christine Ann Moore, Guha Krishnaswamy, Kailash Bajaj   +3 more
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Empyema Necessitans: A Rare Complication of Chest Drains. [PDF]

Cureus
Empyema is defined as an accumulation of frank pus within the pleural cavity. Empyema necessitans is a rare complication of the pleural space infection when the existing empyema extends into adjacent structures beyond the pleural space, usually into the soft tissue of the chest wall. If severe, it can externalize to the skin.
Bokhary H, Chaudhry S, Kanigicherla AP, Tariq K, Gooseman MR.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Empyema necessitans

, 2022
Stefan Tigges
openalex   +2 more sources

Tuberculous Empyema Necessitatis in a 40-Year-Old Immunocompetent Male

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2016
Empyema necessitans (EN) is a kind of empyema that diffuses to extrapleural space and can involve chest pain. Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common cause of EN.
Farhang Babamahmoodi, Lotfollah Davoodi, Roya Sheikholeslami, Fatemeh Ahangarkani   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Empyema necessitans: a rare presentation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. [PDF]

CMAJ
Lu-Song J, Raubenheimer M, Dhawan V.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Fusobacterium nucleatum Empyema Necessitans [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1999
Melinda L. Hockensmith, David L. Mellman, E. L. Aronsen   +2 more
openalex   +3 more sources

A case of empyema necessitans in a paediatric patient with Mycobacterium tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2023
Empyema necessitans is a rare complication of pneumonia in which pus formed in the pleural cavity extends into the surrounding tissue. In children it is mostly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but other bacterial organisms are implicated ...
Adjoa Asante, Helena Rabie, Pierre Goussard, André Gie, Lisa Frigati   +4 more
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Empyema necessitans mimicking mesothelioma; unusual presentation of active pulmonary TB in immuno-competent state. [PDF]

Ann Med Surg (Lond), 2022
Dirie AMH, Özdemir H, Hussein AM, Warsame AM.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Protracted tuberculous empyema necessitans following intercostal drainage tube insertion [PDF]

, 2023
Empyema necessitans (EN) is a rare long-term sequela of poorly or untreated empyema thoracis, characterized by the dissection of pus through the soft tissues and skin of the chest wall, ultimately forming a fistula between skin and pleural cavity.
Saksham Kohli, Jhalak Agrohi, G K Adarsha, Daksh Agrohi   +3 more
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A Complicated Case of Group B Streptococcus Empyema Necessitans. [PDF]

Cureus, 2017
Empyema necessitans is a complication of a pleural space infection that dissects through the pleura into the soft tissues of the chest and skin. Due to the widespread availability of antibiotics, empyema necessitans is rare in modern medicine and is most commonly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Buell KG, Ajmal S, Whitaker JA.
europepmc   +3 more sources