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ArticleCureus2025

Case Study of an Atypical Presentation of a Large Undiagnosed Empyema in the Setting of Hyperglycemia.

Cameron Bear, Jane Dow, Andrew Pham, Wasif Hafeez, Mohamed S Siddique

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Article in Cureus, 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Cameron BearMedical Education, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, USA.
Jane DowMedical Education, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, USA.
Andrew PhamFamily Medicine, Detroit Medical Center Grand River Health Center, Detroit, USA.
Wasif HafeezInternal Medicine/ Infectious Disease, Detroit Medical Center Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, USA.
Mohamed S SiddiqueInternal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 58-year-old man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus was hospitalized for hyperglycemia. During a review of systems, the patient reported additional symptoms of mild, right-sided pleuritic chest pain. Further investigation revealed dullness to percussion with decreased breath sounds and slight tachycardia on physical exam. Additional workup revealed a 16 cm pleural effusion on CT, despite no fever, no leukocytosis, and mild clinical presentation. Thoracentesis findings revealed empyema, and laboratory analysis identified

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atypical presentationcommunity-acquired pneumoniadiabetic ketoacidosisloculated empyemastreptococcus intermedius

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PMID40786408
PMCPMC12333564

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