Parapneumonic empyema. A pitfall in diagnosis.
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Read, CA; Sporn, TA; Yeager, H
Published in: Chest
June 1992
Two patients eventually shown to have empyema were encountered in which the initial thoracentesis revealed fluid compatible with either a simple or a complicated parapneumonic effusion. In both cases, the diagnosis of empyema was made by a second thoracentesis done at a close interval of time from a different site. Therefore, the physician should approach parapneumonic effusions systematically, and remember that in some cases, multiple thoracenteses may be required to make the correct diagnosis of an empyema.
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Chest
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ISSN
0012-3692
Publication Date
June 1992
Volume
101
Issue
6
Start / End Page
1712 / 1713
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Streptococcal Infections
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Respiratory System
- Pneumonia, Pneumococcal
- Pleural Effusion
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Lung
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Read, C. A., Sporn, T. A., & Yeager, H. (1992). Parapneumonic empyema. A pitfall in diagnosis. Chest, 101(6), 1712–1713. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.101.6.1712
Read, C. A., T. A. Sporn, and H. Yeager. “Parapneumonic empyema. A pitfall in diagnosis.” Chest 101, no. 6 (June 1992): 1712–13. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.101.6.1712.
Read CA, Sporn TA, Yeager H. Parapneumonic empyema. A pitfall in diagnosis. Chest. 1992 Jun;101(6):1712–3.
Read, C. A., et al. “Parapneumonic empyema. A pitfall in diagnosis.” Chest, vol. 101, no. 6, June 1992, pp. 1712–13. Pubmed, doi:10.1378/chest.101.6.1712.
Read CA, Sporn TA, Yeager H. Parapneumonic empyema. A pitfall in diagnosis. Chest. 1992 Jun;101(6):1712–1713.
Published In
Chest
DOI
ISSN
0012-3692
Publication Date
June 1992
Volume
101
Issue
6
Start / End Page
1712 / 1713
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Streptococcal Infections
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Respiratory System
- Pneumonia, Pneumococcal
- Pleural Effusion
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Lung