Empyema necessitans.

computed tomography empyema necessitans thoracic sonography

Journal

Respirology case reports
ISSN: 2051-3380
Titre abrégé: Respirol Case Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101631052

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Aug 2024
Historique:
received: 09 05 2024
accepted: 20 05 2024
medline: 16 8 2024
pubmed: 16 8 2024
entrez: 16 8 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Empyema necessitans should be suspected in any patient presenting with constitutional symptoms, pleural effusion, and a subcutaneous chest wall mass. Thoracic sonography is a readily available tool, which can expedite diagnosis and timely management.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39148628
doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1393
pii: RCR21393
pmc: PMC11325251
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e01393

Informations de copyright

© 2024 The Author(s). Respirology Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of The Asian Pacific Society of Respirology.

Auteurs

Anu Menon (A)

Section of Interventional Pulmonology, Pulmonary Service Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York New York USA.

David Wisa (D)

Section of Interventional Pulmonology, Pulmonary Service Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York New York USA.

Chenyang Zhan (C)

Interventional Radiology Service, Department of Radiology Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York New York USA.

Mohit Chawla (M)

Section of Interventional Pulmonology, Pulmonary Service Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York New York USA.

Or Kalchiem-Dekel (O)

Section of Interventional Pulmonology, Pulmonary Service Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York New York USA.

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