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Parapneumonic empyema diagnosed by chest radiograph and computed tomography [PDF]

, 2013
Pleural effusion is commonly seen associated with pneumonia. When this progresses to empyema, directed therapy is frequently required. Chest radiographic and computed tomography findings can help distinguish empyema from a transudative pleural ...
David M. Widlus, John Paul Brady, Ning Jin   +2 more
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Stridor in Bilateral Medial Medullary Infarction: A Case Report, Literature Review, and Pathophysiologic Insights Into a Rare Presentation of an Uncommon Stroke

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Upper airway obstruction secondary to bilateral vocal cord paralysis is not a known classic presentation of bilateral medial medullary infarction (BMMI). This may potentially confound the diagnostic approach, particularly when coexisting with bulbar symptoms and quadriplegia.
Marvic Joseph S. Amoranto, Ramon Carlos Miguel L. Alemany, Norman N. Mendoza, Matthias Reinhard   +3 more
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Utilidade de um escore e de variáveis indicativas de drenagem pleural em crianças com derrame pleural parapneumônico Utility of a scoring system and indicative variables for assessing the need for pleural drainage in pediatric patients with parapneumonic pleural effusion

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2005
INTRODUÇÃO: A decisão pela drenagem do derrame pleural parapneumônico em crianças é controversa. Uma parceria entre pediatras e cirurgiões deu origem a um escore indicativo de drenagem torácica.
Gláucia de Oliveira Moreira, José Dirceu Ribeiro, Antonia Terezinha Tresoldi   +2 more
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Life‐Threatening Necrotizing Pneumonia in a Pediatric Patient: A Complicated Case From Palestine

Case Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Necrotizing pneumonia (NP) is a severe and life‐threatening complication of lung infection in children. While rare, it can lead to catastrophic complications such as hemothorax, where blood fills the pleural cavity. We present the case of a previously healthy 5‐year‐old girl who initially appeared to have a gastrointestinal illness.
Hani Abu-Hijleh, Nagham Kawa, Seleen Abu Alhmam, Khaled Swafta, Maysaa Alawneh, Abdulkareem Saymeh, Abdulkarim Adas, Andrii Loboda   +7 more
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Hyaluronic acid levels are increased in complicated parapneumonic pleural effusions

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2015
Background and Aim. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a component of extracellular matrix and may play a role in the pleural inflammation which is implicated in parapneumonic effusions.The aim of the current study was to investigate HA levels in serum and pleura ...
T. Zaga, D. Makris, I. Tsilioni, T. Kiropoulos, S. Oikonomidi, A. Damianos, K.I. Gourgoulianis   +6 more
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Potential Dupilumab‐Induced Unmasking of Specific Immunoglobulin Deficiency: A First‐of‐Its‐Kind Case

Case Reports in Pulmonology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Dupilumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting the interleukin‐4 receptor alpha subunit (IL‐4Rα), is approved for the treatment of various Th2‐mediated conditions such as atopic dermatitis, asthma, and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis.
Roshani Bista, Debbie Aishwarya Sathya, Sushan Gupta, Danish Thameem, Nidhi Chaudhary   +4 more
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Home‐Based Management of a Child With Persistent Pulmonary Air Leak Complicated by Pneumonia

Case Reports in Pulmonology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Pneumothorax is a condition where air leaks into the space between the visceral and parietal pleura. Community acquired pneumonia is a rare cause of pneumothorax in children. Pneumothorax can sometimes develop as a complication of pneumonia when infection erodes the distal airway into the pleural cavity causing air leak.
Dhruba Shrestha, Sampurna Man Tuladhar, Manoj Krishna Shrestha, Tun-Chieh Chen   +3 more
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Videothoracoscopy in Pleural Empyema Following Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Lung Infection

The Scientific World Journal, 2009
Our study shows the different therapeutic procedures in 64 patients with pleural effusion due to MRSA pneumonia. The thoracostomy tube associated with pleural washing was decisive in 10 simple effusion patients.
Duilio Divisi, Giovanna Imbriglio, Roberto Crisci   +2 more
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Descrição, factores, preditores e prognóstico dos derrames parapneumónicos [PDF]

, 2013
Resumo Introdução: A infecção pleural é um problema comum na prática clínica. Uma porção significativa das infecções no espaço pleural representa um processo progressivo que leva à transformação de um derrame simples em complicado.
Carvalho, D., Correia, J., Ferreira, J., Maia, J., Mendonça, C., Paiva, P.   +5 more
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Severe Fibrosing Pleuritis Secondary to Chronic Chylothorax in a Domestic Cat

Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Fibrosing pleuritis is a serious respiratory complication associated with chronic inflammation of the pleura, which leads to pleural thickening, atelectasis, or pulmonary entrapment, and an unfavorable prognosis. In cats, it is rare and is mainly caused by chylothorax—an effusion that is particularly irritating to the thoracic cavity.
Anna Carolina Pecini Silva, Pedro Eduardo Brandini Nespóli, Edson Moleta Colodel, Roberto Lopes Souza, Valéria Dutra, Luis Jhordy Alfaro Quillas, Valéria Régia Franco Sousa, Md. Mahfujur Rahman   +7 more
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