ArticleCureus2026
When a Lung Collapses: A Case of Polymicrobial Empyema Presenting as Massive Hydropneumothorax.
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Abstract
Aspiration-related pneumonia can progress to empyema and massive hydropneumothorax, potentially fatal complications not frequently documented in the literature. Patients with structural lung disease and poor dentition can be particularly vulnerable to severe polymicrobial infections arising from seemingly minor aspiration events. We report the case of a man in his early 70s with chronic bronchiectasis, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, coronary artery disease status post coronary artery bypass grafting, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, and poor dentition who presented with progressive dyspnea and acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Imaging demonstrated a massive right-sided hydropneumothorax with complete right lung collapse and mediastinal shift. Pleural fluid cultures grew
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