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Abstract An 8‐year‐old, entire, male German shorthaired pointer presented with acute respiratory distress, pyrexia and coughing following a period of boarding. Thoracic radiographs identified a caudal mediastinal mass effect with severe multilobar bronchopneumonia.
Yi Gu +4 more
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Comparing the Mean Platelet Volume and the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Children With Bacterial Pneumonia Associated With or Without Pleural Empyema [PDF]
Background Pneumonia is one of the severe infections in children, and empyema is one of its essential complications which causes more risk in affected children. Therefore, its early diagnosis is of great importance.
Houman Hashemian, Fina Sanati
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ABSTRACT SLE can rarely present with unilateral pleural effusion or hypertension. A 28‐year‐old woman with loculated exudative pleural effusion was diagnosed with SLE and lupus nephritis fulfilling EULAR/ACR criteria, treated with pigtail drainage, corticosteroids, and hydroxychloroquine, with good recovery.
Amrit Tripathi +4 more
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Dyspnoea, cough and weight loss initially suggested thoracic malignancy. CT thorax–abdomen demonstrated a large right subcapsular pyogenic liver abscess with contiguous non‐fistulous transdiaphragmatic spread causing lung abscess and pleural empyema. Image‐guided liver abscess drainage and prolonged antimicrobial therapy led to sustained clinical and ...
Zhong Xhen Khor +4 more
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Abstract Introduction Linezolid, a synthetic oxazolidinone for resistant gram‐positive infections, is generally associated with mild adverse effects such as gastrointestinal disturbances, but more serious reactions like lactic acidosis (LA) have also been reported.
Lina Naseralallah +4 more
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Safety and efficacy of medical thoracoscopy in the management of loculated thoracic empyema
Background: Pleural empyema can be subdivided into 3 stages: exudative, multiloculated, and organizing. In the absence of clear septation, antibiotics plus simple drainage of pleural fluid is often sufficient treatment, whereas clear septation often ...
Ahmed Hassan Ali Abo-El-maged +3 more
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Anti-infection strategies against pleural empyema include the use of antibiotics and drainage treatments, but bacterial eradication rates remain low. A major challenge is the formation of biofilms in the pleural cavity.
Wusheng Deng +11 more
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Gonococcal Peritonitis Complicated by Intraperitoneal Abscess and Pleural Empyema: A Case Report
ABSTRACT This report presents a unique case of gonococcal peritonitis complicated by an intraperitoneal abscess and pleural effusion in a 52‐year‐old woman with liver cirrhosis. No bacteriologically confirmed genital infection was identified, and the route of infection could not be established.
Hanne Rheder Ellegaard Mikkelsen +3 more
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Background. Empyema necessitans, a rare complication of pleural effusion, could result in significant morbidity and mortality in children. It is characterized by the dissection of pus through the soft tissues and the skin of the chest wall. Mycobacterium
M. S. Yauba +4 more
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Patients with complicated parapneumonic effusion (CPPE)/empyema have high morbidity and mortality, particularly when adequate management is delayed.
Chia-Yu Yang +10 more
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