A rare case of pericarditis and pleural empyema secondary to transdiaphragmatic extension of pyogenic liver abscess

BACKGROUND: Transdiaphragmatic extension of pyogenic liver abscess is the rarest cause of pericarditis and pleural empyema. It is a rapidly progressive and highly lethal infection with mortality rates reaching 100% if left untreated. However, the transmission route, treatment methods and prognosis h...

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Autores principales: Cho, Eunae, Park, Sang Woo, Jun, Chung Hwan, Shin, Sang Soo, Park, Eun Kyu, Lee, Kyo Seon, Park, Seon Young, Park, Chang Hwan, Kim, Hyun Soo, Choi, Sung Kyu, Rew, Jong Sun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5769516/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29334903
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-2953-8

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