Empyema is a condition where you have pus between your lung and the membrane surrounding it. It’s caused by an infection and can cause symptoms such as pain and shortness of breath.‌ You’re more ...

A 76-year-old man on cancer immunotherapy developed a mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Aspergillus fumigatus empyema with pneumothorax, exposing key diagnostic and therapeutic gaps.

Empyema is an exudative effusion (an excessive collection of protein-rich fluid) accompanied by pus in the pleural cavity. The pleural space Is also known as the pleural cavity or intrapleural space ...

Spontaneous bacterial empyema is a serious infection of the fluid in your pleural cavity that can happen when you have a fluid buildup around your lungs called hepatic hydrothorax. Spontaneous ...

Empyema is a medical term used for pus pockets that have accumulated inside a body cavity, for example, pleural space. This condition occurs when a bacterial infection remains untreated or if it does ...

September 5, 2012 — Children with pleural empyema may have clinically important short-term outcomes but virtually no long-term complications, according to findings of a prospective observational study ...

THE importance of Staphylococcus aureus as the etiologic agent in pneumonia complicated by empyema has been emphasized in many recent reviews. 1,2 The problem of pneumonia and empyema secondary to ...

The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during acute viral infections was associated with a higher risk of empyema in children, while antibiotics were associated with a lower risk, ...

A previously healthy 17-year-old boy presented to his family physician with an increasingly productive cough and fever of 5 days’ duration. Based on a clinical diagnosis of atypical pneumonia, he was ...

A vaccine introduced in 2000 has been highly effective in reducing the number of severe lung, blood and brain infections in infants and children. But at the same time, a serious and sometimes fatal ...

The case: A 28-year-old woman, previously healthy, came to our emergency department after 2 days of progressive left-sided chest pain. The onset had been sudden, in the midst of her doing a few ...

Empyema is a condition that affects the space between the outermost layer of the lungs and the inner lining of the chest wall, known as the pleural space. Symptoms can include fever, chest pain, ...