Clinico-radiological profile of the patients with empyema thoracis: A prospective analytical study

Shekhar, Himanshu; Sharma, Naveen; Singh, Sudhir; Garg, Pankaj Kumar; Bhatt, Shuchi; Saha, Rumpa; Verma, Amit

doi:10.1016/j.ijtb.2021.03.007

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“…(в интерквартилния диапазон между 26 г. и 45 г. ), проведено в третична болница в Северна Индия, се установява, че контрастно-усилената компютърна томография на гръдния кош идентифицира емпием от трети тип при 25 болни (при 52,08%), от първи тип -при 12 болни (при 25%), и от втори тип -при 11 болни (при 22,92% от случаите) (8).…”

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Diagnostic value of imaging examinations in pleural empyema

Bulyashki

2023

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Diagnostic value of imaging examinations in pleural empyema

Bulyashki

2023

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“…Pulmonary surgery is not only the treatment for early lung cancer but also an important means to identify pulmonary shadows. Empyema refers to the presence of pus in the pleural cavity ( 2 ). As one of the complications of pulmonary surgery for lung cancer with not very high incidence, empyema may even lead to death in severe cases ( 3 , 4 ).…”

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Empyema caused by Eikenella halliae diagnosed by metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) after pulmonary surgery: A case report

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BackgroundEmpyema is one of the complications of pulmonary surgery for lung cancer, the incidence of which is not very high, but in severe cases, it can even lead to death, and it is always difficult to diagnose the cause by conventional methods.Case presentationIn this study, we report a clinical case of empyema caused by Eikenella halliae after pulmonary surgery in a 55-year-old man. He had a fever, cough, and expectoration for 3 days and was diagnosed with right hydropneumothorax and empyema, pneumonia, postoperative malignant tumor of the right lower lobe (adenocarcinoma), and hypertension. The microbiology laboratory reported Gram-negative bacteria in pleural effusion, which was preliminarily considered as Eikenella based on culture and 16S rRNA sequencing. Furthermore, metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) of sputum samples was performed two times and reported negative results and the presence of E. halliae, respectively. The pathogen was finally confirmed as E. halliae by whole genome sequencing, suggesting the high-resolution ability of mNGS in the clinical diagnosis of this case.ConclusionTo our knowledge, this is the first case report of E. halliae infection in China, indicating increased pathogenicity of Eikenella sp. in immunocompromised patients, especially after invasive operations. Our findings emphasize that mNGS allows bacterial diagnosis of empyema and can significantly improve the accuracy of the diagnosis.

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Clinico-radiological profile of the patients with empyema thoracis: A prospective analytical study

Cited by 2 publications

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Diagnostic value of imaging examinations in pleural empyema

Diagnostic value of imaging examinations in pleural empyema

Empyema caused by Eikenella halliae diagnosed by metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) after pulmonary surgery: A case report

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