An Overlooked Complication, Empyema Necessitatis: An Analysis of 766 Empyema Cases

Introduction: Pleural empyema (PE) is the collection of pus in the pleural cavity. Empyema necessitatis (EN) is a rare complication characterized by the dissemination of pus through the parietal pleura and endothoracic fasia into the surrounding soft tissues and/or skin of the chest wall. It causes...

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Main Authors: Alper AVCI, Ferit KUŞÇU, Aslıhan CANDEVİR ULU, Serdar ONAT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi 2019-09-01
Series:Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2019-24-03-207-214.pdf