Empyema in Childhood

Hoffman, E

doi:10.1136/thx.16.2.128

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“…Akgül et al [ 2 ] reported only nine cases of empyema necessitans over a 4-year period in Turkey. Hoffman [ 5 ], in United Kingdom, also reported its rarity where he reported a prevalence of 3.2% (4/125). This patient's empyema and chest wall swelling were present for three months before presenting to our hospital for intervention.…”

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Empyema Necessitans Complicating Pleural Effusion Associated withProteusSpecies Infection: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Yauba

Ahmed

Imoudu

et al. 2015

Case Reports in Pediatrics

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Background. Empyema necessitans, a rare complication of pleural effusion, could result in significant morbidity and mortality in children. It is characterized by the dissection of pus through the soft tissues and the skin of the chest wall. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Actinomyces israelii are common causes but Gram negative bacilli could be a rare cause. However, there were challenges in differentiating between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculous empyema in a resource poor setting like ours. We report a child with pleural effusion and empyema necessitans secondary to Proteus spp. infection. Methods. We describe a 12-year-old child with empyema necessitans complicating pleural effusion and highlight management challenges. Results. This case was treated with quinolones, antituberculous drugs, chest tube drainage, and nutritional rehabilitation. Conclusion. Empyema necessitatis is a rare condition that can be caused by Gram negative bacterial pathogens like Proteus species.

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Empyema Necessitans Complicating Pleural Effusion Associated withProteusSpecies Infection: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Yauba

Ahmed

Imoudu

et al. 2015

Case Reports in Pediatrics

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“…Etkili plevral drenaj, uygun antibiyoterapi, gereğinde cilt/cilt altı dokulara yönelik debridman/drenaj ve hastanın genel durumunun desteklenmesi tedavinin temelleridir. Tuzaklanmış akciğerin serbestlenmesi ve ekspansasyon sağlanması, medikal tedavinin etkisiz kaldığı loküle plevral odakların ortadan kaldırılması majör cerrahi için endikasyonlardır [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] . Serimizde AN hastaları genel ampiyem popülasyonuna göre daha geç opere edilmişti.…”

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“…Literatürde AN sıklığı konusunda çok az yayın vardır. Hoffman kendi serisinde AN sıklığını %3.2 olarak belirtmiştir [7] . Bizim serimizde bu oran %1.4'tür.…”

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

Avcı¹,

Kuşçu²,

Ulu³

et al. 2019

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Giriş: Plevral ampiyem (PA), plevra yaprakları arasında infekte mayi bulunmasıdır. Ampiyema nesessitatis (AN) ise PA'nın pariyetal plevra ve endotorasik fasiayı geçerek çevre yumuşak dokular içinde yayılması ve cilt altı yayılımı ile bazen cilde fistülize olmasıyla karakterize, nadir bir komplikasyonudur. Ayırıcı tanıda karmaşıklığa neden olur. Bu çalışmada, AN risk faktörlerinin tespit edilmesi, tanı ve tedavisinde tecrübelerimizin paylaşımı amaçlanmıştır.

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Staphylococcal Pneumonia in Childhood

Ceruti¹

1971

Am J Dis Child

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We studied the long-term prognosis of staphylococcal pneumonia in childhood by examining 36 children 22 to 49 months after the acute episode. We evaluated pulmonary function at rest and during exercise, the incidence of recurrent respiratory tract infections, the progress of growth, and the occurrence of residual roentgenographic abnormalities. Only one patient had chronic bronchitis and localized cylindrical bronchiectasis; the remaining 35 were free from respiratory symptoms or abnormal physical signs. Six children showed moderate decrease in weight in relation to age, but they all had a history of low caloric intake. Lung roentgenograms showed complete resolution of the pneumonia in almost all children. Pulmonary function was normal at rest and during exercise. This study confirms the excellent long-term prognosis of adequately treated staphylococcal pneumonia in children.We studied the long-term prog¬ nosis of staphylococcal pneu¬ monia in childhood. The literature in¬ cludes discussion of the acute prob¬ lems of the disease, ie, clinical findings, epidemiology, therapy, and course,1"15 but very few long-term ob¬ servations on sequelae have been pub¬ lished.1"17 This study was designed to eval¬ uate pulmonary function at rest and during exercise 22 to 49 months after acute staphylococcal pneumonia, the incidence of recurrent respiratory tract infections (pneumonia or bron¬ chitis or both), the progress of growth, and the occurrence of resid¬ ual roentgenographic abnormalities. The 36 children in the study were all admitted to the same hospital and re¬ ceived uniform therapy for the acute disease.

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Empyema in Childhood

Cited by 15 publications

References 7 publications

Empyema Necessitans Complicating Pleural Effusion Associated withProteusSpecies Infection: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Empyema Necessitans Complicating Pleural Effusion Associated withProteusSpecies Infection: A Diagnostic Dilemma

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

Staphylococcal Pneumonia in Childhood

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