A Rare Case of Spontaneous Empyema by Clostridium perfringens
Joint Authors
Dhital, Rashmi
Basnet, Sijan
Tharu, Biswaraj
Mir, Izza
Mohanty, Elan
Ram Poudel, Dilli
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Empyema caused by clostridial infections is rare especially in the absence of invasive thoracic procedures.
We present the case of an 81-year-old man without a history of preceding trauma who presented with shortness of breath and nonproductive cough and grew Clostridium perfringens only in the pleural cavity.
He was predisposed to the infection due to his swallowing dysfunction.
He was treated with penicillin and chest tube placement for drainage and subsequently improved.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Basnet, Sijan& Mir, Izza& Mohanty, Elan& Dhital, Rashmi& Tharu, Biswaraj& Ram Poudel, Dilli. 2018. A Rare Case of Spontaneous Empyema by Clostridium perfringens. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Basnet, Sijan…[et al.]. A Rare Case of Spontaneous Empyema by Clostridium perfringens. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Basnet, Sijan& Mir, Izza& Mohanty, Elan& Dhital, Rashmi& Tharu, Biswaraj& Ram Poudel, Dilli. A Rare Case of Spontaneous Empyema by Clostridium perfringens. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144437
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144437
