Unexpected etiology of a pleural empyema in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL): Capnocytophaga ochracea

Pleural effusions and empyemas caused by Capnocytophaga spp. are uncommon with few cases previously reported. Here, we present the case of a 62-year-old man with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) complicated by a pleural empyema caused by C. ochracea. The route of acquisition was likely t...

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Published in:	IDCases
Main Authors:	Samantha A. Basco, Gregory M. Steele, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Daniel B. Chastain
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-01-01
Subjects:	Capnocytophaga Pleural effusion Empyema Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425092030055X