Top empyema Articles in Pediatrics

Single-chain urokinase in empyema induced by pasturella multocida
Experimental Lung Research, 10/22/2009

Idell S et al. – The findings confirm that intrapleural scuPA generates fibrinolysis in empyema fluids but does not alter fibrotic repair at the pleural surface or the intensity of intrapleural inflammation in this empyema model. [more...]

Mycobacterium chelonae empyema with bronchopleural fistula in an immunocompetent patient
Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 10/01/2009

Wali S – In this article the authors report the first immunocompetent Arabian patient presented with M chelonae– related empyema with bronchopleural fistula which mimics, clinically and radiologically, empyema caused by ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis. [more...]

Open Window Thoracostomy Treatment of Empyema Is Accelerated by Vacuum-Assisted Closure
Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 09/23/2009

Palmen M et al. – When compared with conventional management of OWT, VAC therapy accelerates wound healing and improves reexpansion of residual lung tissue in patients with OWT after empyema, allowing rapid surgical ... thoracic infections,surgery/burn/transplant,surgery/trauma,infectious disease [more...]

Hospital-Acquired Thoracic Empyema in Adults: A 5-Year Study
Southern Medical Journal, 09/09/2009

Chen W et al. – Choice of antibiotic treatment for HATE should be based on the etiology of the pleural infection. In treating HAP–related empyema, antibiotics should cover aerobic Gram–negative, polymicrobial, and ... infectious disease,pulmonology,pulm/thoracic infections,nosocomial infections [more...]

Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Disease With Pleural Empyema in a Patient With Advanced AIDS
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 11/13/2009

Haider A et al. – THe authors present a case of a patient with advanced AIDS, not on antiretroviral therapy, who presented with massive pleural empyema and splenic and liver abscess secondary to [more...]

A Surgical Case of Pyothorax-Associated Lymphoma of T-Cell Origin Arising From the Chest Wall in Chronic Empyema
Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 08/04/2009

Santini M et al. – The authors report a surgical a case of pyothorax–associated lymphoma of T–cell origin arising from the chest wall and developing on pleural ... fifth to eighth ribs. [more...]

Value of Routine Histopathologic Examination of Three Common Surgical Specimens: Appendix, Gallbladder, and Hemorrhoid
World Journal of Surgery, 08/11/2009

Lohsiriwat V et al. – The routine histopathology examination of the appendix and gallbladder, particularly in cases of empyema and patient’s age over 60 years, is of value for identifying unsuspected conditions requiring further postoperative management. However, routine [more...]

Pleural effusion from a candy wrapper
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 11/04/2009

Subsequently, pleural effusion may develop because of an increased capillary permeability secondary to endothelial injury, and may progress to empyema. [more...]