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Streptococcus intermedius Pleuropulmonary Disease: A Not So Commonly Seen Radiological Picture
A Streptococcus (S.) intermedius-associated pleuropulmonary infection (PPI) is a rare presentation. Cases have been reported in the last decade in which S. intermedius was identified in pleural fluid cultures and lung biopsies in patients presenting with complicated pleural effusions and empyema. Ho...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8457538/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34584795 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17385 |
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author | Tasleem, Azka Mahmood, Aqsa Sharma, Rajeev |
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description | A Streptococcus (S.) intermedius-associated pleuropulmonary infection (PPI) is a rare presentation. Cases have been reported in the last decade in which S. intermedius was identified in pleural fluid cultures and lung biopsies in patients presenting with complicated pleural effusions and empyema. However, there are data lacking on predisposing factors, mode of dissemination, and treatment strategies for these patients. Moreover, these patients can present with a spectrum of radiographic findings, which can help with prompt diagnosis and effective patient management. However, the radiological findings in this patient and the rapidly worsening clinical symptoms make the diagnosis difficult. |
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spelling | pubmed-84575382021-09-27 Streptococcus intermedius Pleuropulmonary Disease: A Not So Commonly Seen Radiological Picture Tasleem, Azka Mahmood, Aqsa Sharma, Rajeev Cureus Internal Medicine A Streptococcus (S.) intermedius-associated pleuropulmonary infection (PPI) is a rare presentation. Cases have been reported in the last decade in which S. intermedius was identified in pleural fluid cultures and lung biopsies in patients presenting with complicated pleural effusions and empyema. However, there are data lacking on predisposing factors, mode of dissemination, and treatment strategies for these patients. Moreover, these patients can present with a spectrum of radiographic findings, which can help with prompt diagnosis and effective patient management. However, the radiological findings in this patient and the rapidly worsening clinical symptoms make the diagnosis difficult. Cureus 2021-08-23 /pmc/articles/PMC8457538/ /pubmed/34584795 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17385 Text en Copyright © 2021, Tasleem et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Internal Medicine Tasleem, Azka Mahmood, Aqsa Sharma, Rajeev Streptococcus intermedius Pleuropulmonary Disease: A Not So Commonly Seen Radiological Picture |
title | Streptococcus intermedius Pleuropulmonary Disease: A Not So Commonly Seen Radiological Picture |
title_full | Streptococcus intermedius Pleuropulmonary Disease: A Not So Commonly Seen Radiological Picture |
title_fullStr | Streptococcus intermedius Pleuropulmonary Disease: A Not So Commonly Seen Radiological Picture |
title_full_unstemmed | Streptococcus intermedius Pleuropulmonary Disease: A Not So Commonly Seen Radiological Picture |
title_short | Streptococcus intermedius Pleuropulmonary Disease: A Not So Commonly Seen Radiological Picture |
title_sort | streptococcus intermedius pleuropulmonary disease: a not so commonly seen radiological picture |
topic | Internal Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8457538/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34584795 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17385 |
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