A Rare Case of Spontaneous Empyema by Clostridium perfringens
Empyema caused by clostridial infections is rare especially in the absence of invasive thoracic procedures. We present the case of an 81-year-old man without a history of preceding trauma who presented with shortness of breath and nonproductive cough and grew Clostridium perfringens only in the pleu...
| Published in: | Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2791349 |