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ArticleRadiology case reports2024

Tuberculous empyema necessitans: Case report of a rare occurrence.

Btissam Benabderrazik, Fatima Zahra Benbrahim, Nizar El Bouardi, Meryem Haloua, Youssef My Alaoui Lamrani, Meryem Boubbou, Ouadnouni Yassine, Lakranbi Marouane, Smahi Mohamed, Mustapha Maaroufi and 1 more

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Btissam BenabderrazikCentral Radiology Department, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Morocco.
Fatima Zahra BenbrahimCentral Radiology Department, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Morocco.
Nizar El BouardiCentral Radiology Department, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Morocco.
Meryem HalouaMother and Child Radiology Department, CHU HASSAN, Fès, Morocco.
Youssef My Alaoui LamraniCentral Radiology Department, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Morocco.
Meryem BoubbouMother and Child Radiology Department, CHU HASSAN, Fès, Morocco.
Ouadnouni YassineThoracic Surgery Department, CHU Hassan II, University of Sidi Mohammed Benabdallah, Fès, Morocco.
Lakranbi MarouaneThoracic Surgery Department, CHU Hassan II, University of Sidi Mohammed Benabdallah, Fès, Morocco.
Smahi MohamedThoracic Surgery Department, CHU Hassan II, University of Sidi Mohammed Benabdallah, Fès, Morocco.
Mustapha MaaroufiCentral Radiology Department, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Morocco.
Badreddine AlamiCentral Radiology Department, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Morocco.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan II · MASidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University · MA

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Abstract

Empyema necessitans is a rare condition where tuberculosis is the most common cause. It can be found in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients, especially in endemic areas. We report a case of a 29-year-old male from North Africa, with an enlarging mass on the right thoracic wall. Imaging, particularly CT showed a cystic lesion in the right chest wall communicating with homolateral pleural effusion, compatible with empyema necessitans. It also showed patterns of pulmonary tuberculosis in the right upper lung. Treatment of empyema necessitans is a combination of medical and surgicaltreatment. Our patient underwent a surgical treatment consisting of flattening of the empyema with a Gene X-pert study of the fluid and the shell, followed by an anti-TB treatment. Anatomopathology confirmed the diagnosis of caseo-follicular tuberculosis.

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