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Tuberculous Empyema Necessitatis in a 40-Year-Old Immunocompetent Male
Joint Authors
Babamahmoodi, Farhang
Ahangarkani, Fatemeh
Davoodi, Lotfollah
Sheikholeslami, Roya
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-07-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Empyema necessitans (EN) is a kind of empyema that diffuses to extrapleural space and can involve chest pain.
Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common cause of EN.
This disease can be found in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals but is usually seen in the immunocompromised individuals.
Because of long duration and ambiguous symptoms of the disease, diagnosis can be hard.
The disease can be treated both medically and surgically.
Missing the disease can lead to undesirable effects on patient’s condition and health care setting.
This problem can be seen in endemic area in which controlling of TB is hard.
Report of the disease in local health care center for desirable treatment and health maintenance is necessary.
We explained a rare case of pulmonary TB in a patient that was healthy in other fields and just showed the minimum systemic symptoms.
The patient came with a mass in lower part of back of chest cage, with a mild pain.
The imaging survey showed EN.
Smear and Ziehl-Neelsen stains from subcutaneous aspiration were positive for TB.
This case showed importance of clinical view and awareness of this silent but serious disease in endemic area especially for TB.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Babamahmoodi, Farhang& Davoodi, Lotfollah& Sheikholeslami, Roya& Ahangarkani, Fatemeh. 2016. Tuberculous Empyema Necessitatis in a 40-Year-Old Immunocompetent Male. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Babamahmoodi, Farhang…[et al.]. Tuberculous Empyema Necessitatis in a 40-Year-Old Immunocompetent Male. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100976
American Medical Association (AMA)
Babamahmoodi, Farhang& Davoodi, Lotfollah& Sheikholeslami, Roya& Ahangarkani, Fatemeh. Tuberculous Empyema Necessitatis in a 40-Year-Old Immunocompetent Male. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100976
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100976