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Empyema necessitatis in an infant: a rare surgical disease.
- Source :
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery; Jul2006, Vol. 41 Issue 7, pe5-e7, 0p
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Abstract: Empyema necessitatis is a rare complication of empyema and is more commonly reported in adults. It is characterized by purulence in the pleural space extending into the overlying soft tissues. We report a rare case in an otherwise healthy 3-month-old girl who presented with right chest wall swelling and was subsequently found to have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus empyema necessitatis requiring thoracotomy with decortication. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00223468
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21525691
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.03.013