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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
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Tuberculosis diagnosis from pulmonary chest x-ray using deep learning. [PDF]

, 2022
Doctoral Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.Tuberculosis (TB) remains a life-threatening disease, and it is one of the leading causes of mortality in developing countries. This is due to poverty and inadequate medical resources.
Oloko-Oba, Mustapha Olayemi.
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The usefulness of pleural fluid alkaline phosphatase and its ratio to serum alkaline phosphatase levels in classifying pleural effusions as exudates and transudates and its correlation with light’s criteria [PDF]

, 2017
INTRODUCTION: Pleural effusion is a very common clinical presentation of diseases. A correct diagnosis of the underlying disease is essential for the management of pleural effusion.
Shanmuganathan, P
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An overview of case reports and case series of pulmonary actinomycosis mimicking lung cancer: a scoping review [PDF]

BackgroundPulmonary actinomycosis (PA) is a rare type of Actinomyces infection that can be challenging to diagnose since it often mimics lung cancer.MethodsPublished case reports and case series of PA in patients with suspicion of lung cancer were ...
Amin Khoshbayan, Nour Amirmozafari, Shiva Mirkalantari   +2 more
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Fusobacterium nucleatum Empyema Necessitans [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1999
M L, Hockensmith, D L, Mellman, E L, Aronsen   +2 more
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A comparison of presumptive Diagnosis of tuberculosis and pleural histology with microbiology in empyema thoracis in the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka [PDF]

, 2015
Background Empyema Thoracis is known to result from the infection of pleural effusions arising from many different causes. The histology of the pleura, and the microbiology of the pus contained is what this study was attempting to uncover. Objectives
Matabile, James
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Suspected chest malignancy hiding Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans lung infection – case report and review of literature

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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The Bacteriology of Pleural Space Infection and Clinical, Laboratory, and Physical Determinants of outcome of infection [PDF]

, 2012
INTRODUCTION : Pleural infection is a clinical problem with annual incidence of up to 80,000 cases in the western world. Mortality and morbidity is high; 20% of patients with empyema die and approximately 20% require surgery to recover within 12 months ...
Arivudainambi, V P
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Avaliação da toracoscopia em crianças com derrame pleural parapneumônico e fatores agravantes [PDF]

, 2009
A parapneumonic pleural effusion may develop in around 40% ofbacterial pneumonias in children. More than 60% of these cases can turn into empyema. Thoracoscopy, its indication and time of execution are still matters of controversy.
Karina Zahreddine
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Empyema necessitans (EN) as a rare complication of tuberculosis - A case report. [PDF]

Int J Surg Case Rep, 2023
Jamil M, Mehmood M, Janjua FA, Ahmad F, Atiq AF.   +4 more
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