pleural empyema
Sign in to saveAlso known as Empyema (& pleural), Empyema (disorder), Empyema, chest, Purulent pleurisy (disorder), abscess of pleural cavity (disorder), abscess of thorax (disorder), pulmonary Empyema
accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity that can develop when bacteria invade it
Research
7,897 papers- Pleural empyema.The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 1999
- Pleural empyema.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 1996
- Treatment Optimization of Post-pneumonectomy Pleural Empyema.Folia medica · 2019
- [Pleural empyema].Ugeskrift for laeger · 1996
- Epidemiology, Etiology and Prevention of Postpneumonectomy Pleural Empyema.Folia medica · 2019
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- symptom or sign
- Subclass of
- disease
- Image
- Hydro pneumothorax.jpg
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- health specialty
- thoracic surgery
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C45692
- ICPC 2 ID
- R83
- exact match
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- Commons category
- Pleural empyema
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