Spontaneous Escherichia coli Empyema Thoracis: An Unusual Occurrence in a Non-cirrhotic, Immunocompetent Individual

Spontaneous bacterial empyema is a spontaneous infection of the pleural cavity in the absence of pneumonia, typically seen in patients with liver cirrhosis and preexisting hepatic hydrothorax. Empyema thoracis caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a rare clinical finding and, in most cases, a cons...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sabir, Riffat, Umar, Muhammad, Ali, Mehak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9356649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35949758
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26618

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9356649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35949758
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26618

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