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Spontaneous Rupture of Empyema Necessitans in the Emergency Department. [PDF]

Cureus, 2021
An empyema necessitans is a rare complication of a collection of purulent material in the pleural space that spreads outside of the pleural cavity and involves the soft tissues of the chest wall. Due to compression forces created by the size of the collection of empyema in the chest cavity, patients are usually symptomatic and present with severe ...
Crouch A, Lay J, Neeki A, Dong F, Neeki M.   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

[Erratum] A rare case of empyema necessitans due to Streptococcus anginosus with necrotizing fasciitis and retroperitoneal abscesses [PDF]

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
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Fatemeh Akbarpoor, Rand Al Bawwab, Meera Alshehhi, Zainulabideen Ahmed, Ahmad Amrou, Ishma Aijazi   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Empyema necessitans: An unexpected infectious presentation of multiple myeloma [PDF]

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 in a six-month-old girl

Paediatrics and International Child Health, 2018
Empyema necessitans is a rare complication of acute bacterial pneumonia, especially in children. It is a complication of empyema characterised by the extension of pus from the pleural cavity into the thoracic wall to form a mass of purulent fluid in the adjacent soft tissue.
Goussard, Pierre, Gie, Robert, Janson, Jacques, Andronikou, Savvas   +3 more
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Empyema necessitans presenting as chest wall abscess - Case series

Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu, 2018
Empyema Necessitans (EN) is a rare complication of untreated pleural infection. It burrows through the parietal pleura and extends to the extra pleural space. Tuberculosis is the most common cause of EN.
M Natraj, Irfan Ismail Ayub, Deepika Ramachandran, Abdul Majeed Arshad, Dhanasekar, Rajagopalan, T Chandrasekar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Empyema necessitans due to aspergillus in a 3-year-old paediatric patient at a referral hospital in Nairobi, Kenya [PDF]

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
We present a case of empyema necessitans due to aspergillus in a young child. The incidence of deep fungal mycoses in children, especially in developing countries is not known. There is paucity of data and access to diagnostics is usually limited.
Anne-Marie Macharia, Loice Achieng Ombajo, Abdirahman Hashi Farah, Edwin Oloo Walong, Gladys Nthambi Mwango, Dalton Wamalwa   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Suspected chest malignancy hiding Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans lung infection – case report and review of literature [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
Empyema necessitans is a rare complication of parapneumonic effusion. Here, we present the case of an eight-year-old girl who presented with a tumor-like chest mass. The clinical presentation initially suggested a malignant disease.
Ariane Gérard, Anna-Maria Charatsi, Sophie Huybrechts, Luis Perez Casanova, Chantal Tsobo Blistain, Paul Philippe, Sébastien Mesureur, Jean Paul Van Nieuwenhuyse, Isabel de la Fuente Garcia, Isabel de la Fuente Garcia   +9 more
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Necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall caused by empyema necessitans following tuberculosis: Case report and literature review [PDF]

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 2023
Bayileyegn N, Mengiste DT.
exaly   +2 more sources

Empyema Necessitans Due to Streptococcus milleri [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1996
Theodore Standiford, Mark Marinella, M A Marinella   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources