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ArticleCase reports in infectious diseases2025

Refractory Nontyphoidal Salmonella Empyema Necessitans in a Man Living With HIV: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Dillon Guo Dong Yeo, Wui Mei Chew, Felicia Teo, Qin Yong See, Aza Abdulmawjood Taha, Edwin Chong Yu Sng

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Dillon Guo Dong YeoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4625-755X
Wui Mei ChewDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Felicia TeoDepartment of Radiology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6981-3212
Qin Yong SeeDepartment of Care and Health Integration, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3195-194X
Aza Abdulmawjood TahaDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Edwin Chong Yu SngDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6522-2614

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Abstract

Empyema necessitans is a rare complication of untreated/undertreated empyema characterized by the invasion and progression of empyema beyond the pleura into the chest wall. With the availability of antibiotics, empyema necessitans is now rarely seen in clinical practice. Effective treatment of empyema necessitans entails aggressive source control with surgical decortication in conjunction with prolonged culture-directed antibiotics. The most common etiologies include

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