ArticleBMJ case reports2014
Empyema necessitatis due to Aspergillus fumigatus.
Article in BMJ case reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Empyema necessitans as a rare manifestation ofProceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2022Article
- Empyema necessitans due to aspergillus in a 3-year-old paediatric patient at a referral hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.The Pan African medical journal · 2019Article
- A young immunocompetent patient with spontaneousRespiratory medicine case reports · 2017Article
- Clinical manifestations and outcomes of pulmonary aspergillosis: experience from Pakistan.BMJ open respiratory research · 2016Article
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Abstract
We present an extremely rare case of empyema necessitatis secondary to Aspergillus fumigatus infection. A 58-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a painful skin rash on the right thorax. Three fistulas communicating with the pleural space were found. Since she did not show a clinical improvement despite antituberculous and antibacterial treatment, we looked for other causes. Pleural fungus culture showed A. fumigatus and chest wall biopsy revealed numerous fungal hyphae. Treatment with necrotic tissue debridement and antifungal agents was successful.
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