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“Burgundy wine” pleural effusion: An unusual manifestation of acute bacterial empyema

Although empyema diagnosis by thoracentesis is relatively straightforward, the pleural effusion can sometimes be bloody rather than purulent. We report a case of acute empyema with a dark‐red bloody effusion, wherein multiple anaerobic bacteria were detected. Chest imaging findings improved with ple...

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Autores principales: Kuwahara, Daichi, Okazaki, Akihito
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8864636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35228884
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5486