ArticleCureus2026
Right-Sided Empyema Thoracis Mimicking Pulmonary Tuberculosis Secondary to a Complicated Hepatic Cyst: A Diagnostic Pitfall.
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Abstract
Pleural empyema commonly presents with constitutional and respiratory symptoms that may closely mimic pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), particularly in patients from TB-endemic regions. We report a diagnostically challenging case of a 42-year-old man admitted with chronic cough, weight loss, night sweats, and a massive right-sided pleural effusion, initially managed under airborne isolation as suspected pulmonary TB. Comprehensive pleural fluid analysis demonstrated an advanced bacterial empyema, while molecular and microbiological testing excluded TB. Thoracoabdominal computed tomography (CT) unexpectedly identified a large (12.5 x 9 cm), multiloculated cystic lesion in the right hepatic lobe exhibiting mass effect and transdiaphragmatic extension into the pleural space. Subsequent ultrasound-guided liver aspiration confirmed a pyogenic liver abscess (PLA), with fluid cultures definitively growing
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