Contemporary empyema thoracis necessitans in an adult male caused by Staphylococcus aureus: decortication is superior to traditional under water seal intercostal tube in chronic empyema [PDF]
, 2015 Empyema thoracis necessitans is a rare clinical finding nowadays. We report 55 years old Saudi male with past history of road traffic accident, poly trauma, chest surgery and paraplegia admitted for rehabilitation in Sultan Bin Abduaziz Humanitarian City
Chaudhry, LA +3 more
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Microbial Aetiology and Clinical Course of Pleural Space Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital- A Cohort Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Introduction: Infection of pleural space that arises due to complicated parapneumonic effusion and empyema is a common worldwide problem that is known since very ancient times.
Sonali Das +3 more
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Thoracic Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in the Millennial Era [PDF]
, 2020 Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the most pathogenic infectious organisms, usually known for causing cavitary lung infection. But this mycobacterium is also capable of causing masked involvement in any organ of the body.
Cantres-Fonseca, Onix J.
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Diagnostic value of procedural images in CT-guided interventions [PDF]
, 2022 Purpose: We hypothesize procedural images of CT-guided interventions may contain diagnostic findings not present in the reference images. Method: A retrospective review of CT-guided interventions performed at our hospital, from 01 April 2017 to 08 May ...
Akkawi, Abdul Rahman +5 more
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Surgical Management of Pleural Space Infection [PDF]
, 2021 Pleural space infections are a common clinical entity affecting a large number of patients. These are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality rate and they require significant healthcare resources.
Billè, Andrea, Maraschi, Alessandro
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Spontaneous Chest Wall Interstitial Emphysema Secondary to Chronic Empyema Thoracis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Spontaneous extension of air from the pleural space to the chest wall, also referred to as pneumothorax necessitans (PN), is a rare occurrence. Few of such cases have been reported in the literature, some appear to have a pattern of extension from ...
Venkatraman S Bhat +3 more
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Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021 A broncho-cutaneous fistula (BCF) is a communicating tract between the bronchus and the cutaneous surface of the thoracic wall and can be the primary presenting sign of several disease processes. It has been associated with positive pressure ventilation (
Genex Correa +3 more
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Empyema necessitans and disseminated tuberculosis in an immunocompetent adult patient: a case report
Horizonte Médico, 2017 Disseminated tuberculosis is a rare condition in immunocompetent hosts. It results from lymphohematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during both primary and postprimary tuberculosis.
Alejandra Bendezú Chacaltana
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Empiema necessitans y osteomielitis aguda secundaria a una infección por Staphylo-coccus aureus resistente a meticilina asociado a la comunidad [PDF]
, 2009 Staphylococcus aureus is a well recognized pathogen with global distribution. In recent years community-associated, methicillin-resistant S. aureus has emerged as an increasing cause of severe infections among adults and children.
Cleary, Thomas G. +4 more
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Diagnostic and Imaging Approaches to Chest Wall Lesions [PDF]
, 2022 Chest wall lesions are relatively uncommon and may be challenging once they are encountered on images. Radiologists may detect these lesions incidentally at examinations performed for other indications, or they may be asked specifically to evaluate a ...
Abbott, Gerald F. +8 more
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