ArticleCase reports in pediatrics2015
Empyema necessitans complicating pleural effusion associated with proteus species infection: a diagnostic dilemma.
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- A rare case of bacterial translocation from a renal abscess resulting in empyema necessitans: a case report and literature review.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Empyema necessitans as a rare manifestation ofClinical case reports · 2024Article
- Empyema necessitans in a pediatric patient: A case study.International journal of surgery case reports · 2023Article
- Thoracic empyema due to nontuberculous mycobacteria in an immunocompetent patient without pulmonary disease: a case report.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Article
- Empyema necessitans complicating a mild COVID-19 infection in a young immunocompetent patient.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
- Closed Catheter Drainage for Klebsiella pneumoniae Empyema Necessitans.Case reports in surgery · 2023Article
- Novel case of empyema necessitans caused byBMJ case reports · 2022Article
- A Review of Posteromedial Lesions of the Chest Wall: What Should a Chest Radiologist Know?Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- A "Boil" Being the Clue to Think beyond Typical Bacterial Pathogens in Community-Acquired Pneumonia.Case reports in pediatrics · 2022Article
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- Empyema Necessitans in the Setting of Methicillin-SusceptibleCase reports in infectious diseases · 2018Article
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Abstract
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 tuberculosis and Actinomyces israelii are common causes but Gram negative bacilli could be a rare cause. However, there were challenges in differentiating between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous empyema in a resource poor setting like ours. We report a child with pleural effusion and empyema necessitans secondary to Proteus spp. infection. Methods. We describe a 12-year-old child with empyema necessitans complicating pleural effusion and highlight management challenges. Results. This case was treated with quinolones, antituberculous drugs, chest tube drainage, and nutritional rehabilitation. Conclusion. Empyema necessitatis is a rare condition that can be caused by Gram negative bacterial pathogens like Proteus species.
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