A Unique Case of Tension Empyema Caused by Prevotella denticola

A 45-year-old male presented to the emergency department after being found unresponsive. Vitals, laboratory findings, and chest X-ray revealed concern for tension empyema. Thoracostomy was performed, and hemodynamics subsequently improved. Later, Prevotella denticola was cultured. This is the first...

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Autores principales: Javeed, Masi, Rahmouni Idrissi, Fahd, Nazary, Nek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9272902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35832761
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25853

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9272902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35832761
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25853

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