Clostridium difficile Causing Empyema

Extraintestinal Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is extremely uncommon. High mortality and poor outcomes have been observed among individuals with this rare medical condition. Empyema is one of the extraintestinal manifestations of CDI. Possible mechanisms to develop this parapneumonic effusion...

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Published in:Case reports in gastroenterology 2018-09, Vol.12 (3), p.633-639
Main Authors: Mohamed, Abdalla, Sostre, Vanessa, Patel, Hiren, Patel, Prem, Ortiz, Luis C., Baddoura, Walid J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Achalasia
Antibiotics
Case reports
Clostridium difficile
Diarrhea
Empyema
Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal surgery
Infections
Inflammatory bowel disease
Single Case
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Summary:Extraintestinal Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is extremely uncommon. High mortality and poor outcomes have been observed among individuals with this rare medical condition. Empyema is one of the extraintestinal manifestations of CDI. Possible mechanisms to develop this parapneumonic effusion are aspiration and contamination of the chest tube. We present a 42-year-old Hispanic male with C. difficile empyema without any prior history of CDI.
ISSN:1662-0631
1662-0631
DOI:10.1159/000493184