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Can malignant and inflammatory pleural effusions in dogs be distinguished using computed tomography [PDF]

, 2017
Computed tomography (CT) is the primary imaging modality used to investigate human patients with suspected malignant or inflammatory pleural effusion, but there is a lack of information about the clinical use of this test in dogs.
Aquino, Bedford, Benamore, Caivano, Ceribasi, Charney, D'Angelo, Dempsey, Dubielzig, Echandi, Fossum, Gumber, Hirsch, Hung, Kawashima, Lara-Garcia, Metintas, Morrison, Mott, Müller, Nakamura, Prather, Przeździecki, Rebar, Reetz, Sahin, Smith, Swinbourne, Thrall, Traill, Tyler, Vansteenkiste, Vogtli, Waite, Wang, Yamamoto   +35 more
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Pleural empyema and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome due to Streptococcus pyogenes in a healthy Spanish traveler in Japan

IDCases, 2017
Highlights • This is the first case of a group A streptococcal infection with pleural empyema & toxic shock syndrome in a healthy man.• He developed epidermolysis at peripheral sites of the hand and foot as the typical manifestations.• This isolate ...
T. Sakai, Daisuke Taniyama, Saeko Takahashi, Morio Nakamura, Takashi Takahashi   +4 more
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Once-daily intrapleural urokinase treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusion in pediatric patients [PDF]

, 2010
In this paper, we describe our experience in the treatment of childhood empyema using urokinase. Patients' ages ranged from 2 to 12 years. Urokinase (dosage: 3,100 IU/kg/day) was diluted in normal saline to produce 1000 IU/ml (maximum dosage 100,000 IU ...
Bergamini, Barbara Maria, Bianchini, M. A., Biondini, D., Cacciari, A., Ceccarelli, P. L., Durante, V., Repetto, P.   +6 more
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Pleural empyema

Medisur, 2005
Empyema is accumulation of puss in the cavity pleural, that can occupy part or all of it. The inflammatory fluid and the fibrin inside the pleural space is the result of an infection inside the pleural cavity that changes of watery liquid to suppurative collection inside the same one.
Crisanto Abad Celuria, José Antonio Santana Santana, Abel Santana González-Chávez, Narciso Hernández Rodríguez, Leonardo Rodríguez Tapanes, Daniel Gutiérrez Hidalgo-Gato   +5 more
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Video-assisted thoracic surgery: Risks and benefits [PDF]

, 2018
Summary: Background: Thoracoscopy has been used throughout this century, especially in the treatment of pleural disease. The introduction of video-assistance and especially designed instruments such as stapling devices in 1992 led to a worldwide and ...
Gugger, M., Lardinois, D., Ris, H.
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Radiology in paediatric non-traumatic thoracic emergencies [PDF]

, 2011
Non-traumatic thoracic emergencies in children are very frequent, and they usually present with breathing difficulties. Associated symptoms may be feeding or swallowing problems or less specific general symptoms such as fever, sepsis or chest pain.
Charlotte de Lange
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THE ROLE OF LOCAL OZONE THERAPY IN TREATMENT MIXED TUBERCULAR AND PS.AERUGINOSA PLEURAL EMPYEMA

Медицинский вестник Юга России, 2013
Purpose: Improving efficiency of treatment mixed tubercular and ps.aeruginosa pleural empyema.Materials and methods: The results of treatment of 65 patients with mixed tubercular and ps.aeruginosa pleural empyema have been analyzed.
A. V. Grankin, N. I. Budina, I. A. Polozyukov, D. S. Dudnichenko, I. P. Filippova, S. S. Saenko, Y. P. Krotov   +6 more
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Performance of clinical prediction rules for diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis in a high-incidence setting [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVES: Diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (PT) is still a challenge, particularly in resource-constrained settings. Alternative diagnostic tools are needed.
Solari, Lely, Soto, Alonso, Van Der Stuyft, Patrick   +2 more
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Intra-pleural fibrinolytic therapy versus placebo, or a different fibrinolytic agent, in the treatment of adult parapneumonic effusions and empyema.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019
BACKGROUND Pleural infection, including parapneumonic effusions and thoracic empyema, may complicate lower respiratory tract infections. Standard treatment of these collections in adults involves antibiotic therapy, effective drainage of infected fluid ...
E. Altmann, I. Crossingham, Stephen Wilson, H. Davies   +3 more
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Problem Terapeutik pada Empiema Terlokulasi karena Tuberkulosis [Theurapetic Problem in Tuberculosis Loculated Empyema]

Jurnal Respirasi, 2018
Background: Pleural effusion is the most common complication of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Some coexist with secondary infection could worsen clinical presentation as empyema.
Isnin Anang Marhana, Amelia Tantri Anggraeni   +1 more
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