A New Conception Op Tuberculous Empyemata Based on Their Pathologic Physiology*

Complications in Artificial Pneumothorax

“…As a sequel to larger broncho‐pleural fistulae, empyemata usually occur. Coryllos (1937) advanced the view that all cases of empyema originate in a broncho‐pleural fistula. A purely tuberculous empyema may result from rupture of a small subpleural tubercle; a patent fistula would lead to a mixed infection empyema.…”