ArticleCureus2025
A Rare Case of Tension Empyema Unveiling the Diagnostic Pitfalls of Pneumococcal Rapid Urinary Antigen.
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Abstract
Tension empyema is a rare, life-threatening condition characterized by infected pleural effusion leading to significant respiratory distress, mediastinal shift, and hemodynamic instability. We present a unique case of a 55-year-old male with a history of alcohol use disorder who presented with productive cough, hemoptysis, shortness of breath, and left-sided back pain persisting for over one month. Imaging demonstrated a unilocular fluid collection in the left upper anterior pleural space and a large loculated left-sided hydropneumothorax causing mediastinal shift, raising concern for tension empyema. The patient was successfully managed with thoracentesis, chest tube drainage, intrapleural fibrinolytic and mucolytic therapy, and targeted antibiotic therapy, thus avoiding surgical intervention. Notably, the pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test was positive, whereas the pleural fluid culture yielded
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