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Association Between Pneumoconiosis and Pleural Empyema: A Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]

Diagnostics
Background: Pneumoconiosis is associated with chronic pulmonary and systemic complications, yet its relationship with pleural empyema remains insufficiently defined.
Khay-Seng Soh, Cheng-Li Lin, Wei-Ming Lee, Der-Yang Cho   +3 more
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The role of the early video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in children with pleural empyema. [PDF]

Pediatr Surg Int
Pleural empyema (PE) is a collection of purulent material in the pleural space. PE’s management in children is a challenge and an inappropriate diagnostic-therapeutic work up can lead to serious short and long-term complications. The aim of this study is
Di Mitri M, Thomas E, Capano E, Bisanti C, D'Antonio S, Libri M, Gargano T, Lima M.   +7 more
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Lung abscess predicts the surgical outcome in patients with pleural empyema [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2010
Objectives Most cases of pleural empyema are caused by pulmonary infections, which are usually combined with pneumonia or lung abscess. The mortality of patients with pleural empyema remains high (up to 20%).
Wu Chin-Yen, Lin Yi-Chieh, Fang Hsin-Yuan, Chen Heng-Chung, Huang Hung-Che, Cheng Ching-Yuan   +5 more
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Pleural Empyema Caused by Streptococcus intermedius and Fusobacterium nucleatum: A Distinct Entity of Pleural Infections. [PDF]

Clin Infect Dis, 2023
Background Many community-acquired pleural infections are caused by facultative and anaerobic bacteria from the human oral microbiota. The epidemiology, clinical characteristics, pathogenesis, and etiology of such infections are little studied.
Dyrhovden R, Eagan TM, Fløtten Ø, Siljan W, Leegaard TM, Bø B, Fardal H, Grøvan F, Kildahl-Andersen A, Larssen KW, Tilseth R, Hjetland R, Løes S, Lindemark F, Tellevik M, Breistein R, Kommedal Ø.   +16 more
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Pleural empyema secondary to nephropleural fistula in complicated pyonephrosis

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
Pleural empyema of extra pulmonary origin is uncommon and empyema secondary to a fistula between the urinary tract and thorax is extremely rare. We report a case of nephropleural fistula causing massive pleural empyema in a 64-year-old woman with a long ...
Stefania Tamburrini, MD, Marina Lugarà, MD, Pietro Paolo Saturnino, MD, Giovanni Ferrandino, MD, Pasquale Quassone, MD, Silvio Leboffe, MD, Giuseppe Sarti, MD, Concetta Rocco, MD, Claudio Panico, MD, Francesco Raffaele, MD, Teresa Cesarano, MD, Michele Iannuzzi, MD, Lucio Cagini, MD, Ines Marano, MD   +13 more
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Intrathoracic vacuum therapy for the therapy of pleural empyema-a systematic review and analysis of the literature. [PDF]

J Thorac Dis, 2023
Background Pleural empyema is a serious and potentially deadly disease leading to a significant burden on health care systems. Conservative and surgical treatment results remain poor, with high morbidity and mortality rates. Patients with pleural empyema
Stüben BO, Plitzko GA, Reeh M, Melling N, Izbicki JR, Bachmann K, Tachezy M.   +6 more
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Parapneumonic empyema diagnosed by chest radiograph and computed tomography [PDF]

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 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 effusion.
David M. Widlus, John Paul Brady, Ning Jin   +2 more
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Change in Pulmonary Function Following Decortication for Chronic Pleural Empyema

Turkish Thoracic Journal, 2019
OBJECTIVES Chronic empyema is the final stage of the triphasic pathogenesis of empyema that is characterized by fibrin deposits in both pleural surfaces, leading to the formation of a thickened pleural peel. This restricts the lung movements, giving rise
Sujith Varghese Abraham, Prashant Chikkahonnaiah   +1 more
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Pleural empyema caused by Actinomyces turicensis

New Microbes and New Infections, 2021
Actinomyces turicensis was first identified in 1995. To the best of our knowledge, pleural empyema caused by A. turicensis has never been reported. In the case reported herein, a patient with pleural empyema was treated surgically, and in the bacterial ...
Apostolos C. Agrafiotis, Ines Lardinois
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Analysis of Cytokine Levers in Pleural Effusions of Tuberculous Pleurisy and Tuberculous Empyema [PDF]

Mediators of Inflammation, 2016
The aim is to examine whether the interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-2, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1), and tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) levels were different in pleural effusions of tuberculous ...
Lei Yang, Yan-Jie Hu, Fu-Gen Li, Xiu-Jun Chang, Tian-Hui Zhang, Zi-Tong Wang   +5 more
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