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ArticleJNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association2021

Empyema Thoracis in a Patient Admitted with COVID-19: A Case Report.

Angela Basnet, Sabin Chaulagain, Ashok Thapa, Manita Khadka, Manoj Khadka, Dhan Bahadur Shrestha

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Article in JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Angela BasnetDepartment of Internal Medicine, Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital, Banepa, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal.
Sabin ChaulagainDepartment of Internal Medicine, Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital, Banepa, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal.
Ashok ThapaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital, Banepa, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal.
Manita KhadkaNepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Manoj KhadkaNepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Dhan Bahadur ShresthaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.

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Abstract

After almost a year of declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic, unusual presentations of the disease continue to be reported. Very little is known about its association with pleural disease. Here, we present a case of empyema thoracis in a 39-year-old male admitted with COVID-19. The pleural fluid later turned serosanguinous and eventually bleeding from other sites also occurred. During his treatment, antibiotics were given, thoracocentesis was performed and later thoracotomy was done. He died on the 19th day of admission following a hemorrhagic stroke. Pleural disease, although considered atypical and unusual presentation of COVID-19, needs careful and prompt diagnosis and earliest intervention. COVID-19, being a disease that involves multiple systems, and presentation of the disease may eventually lead to circulatory dysfunction and hence should be kept under consideration.

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COVID-19Empyema, PleuralAdultHospitalizationHumansMaleSARS-CoV-2ThoracotomyCOVID-19; empyema; pleural.

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PMCPMC9200044

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