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Case Reports : Pleural Empyema Due To Salmonella

Pleuropulmonary involvement of salmonella infection is very rare and only two cases of salmonella empyema have been reported in Korea. We report the case of a 70-year-old female diabetic patient who presented with right flank pain and right lower chest pain. The chest radiographs revealed fibrostrea...

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Published in:The Korean journal of internal medicine 2000-07, Vol.15 (2), p.138
Main Authors: Myung Soo Rim, Chang Min Park, Kyung Haeng Ko, Sung Chul Lim, Kyung Ok Park
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Language:Korean
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Summary:Pleuropulmonary involvement of salmonella infection is very rare and only two cases of salmonella empyema have been reported in Korea. We report the case of a 70-year-old female diabetic patient who presented with right flank pain and right lower chest pain. The chest radiographs revealed fibrostreaky and hazy density at right lower lung field and blunting of right costophrenic angle. Thoracentesis revealed turbid yellowish fluid. Salmonella group B was identified from the cultures of blood and pleural fluid. After antimicrobial therapy and repeated therapeutic thoracentesis, the patient was improved.
ISSN:1226-3303
2005-6648