Bronchopleural fistula and lymphocytic empyema due to Histoplasma capsulatum
| Autor: | James V. Richardson, Ronald B. George |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Male medicine.medical_specialty Fistula Pleural effusion Histoplasma Bronchopleural fistula Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Chest pain Histoplasmosis parasitic diseases medicine Humans Lymphocytes Empyema Pleural Lung Granuloma Lung Diseases Fungal business.industry respiratory system Middle Aged Pleural Diseases bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease Empyema respiratory tract diseases Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Granulation Tissue Chills Bronchial Fistula medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Chest. 112(4) |
| ISSN: | 0012-3692 |
| Popis: | A patient presented with chest pain, fever, and chills and developed a large pleural effusion while receiving antibiotic therapy. On a CT scan of the chest, multiple loculi of fluid were noted, and at surgery, a complex empyema with an associated bronchopleural fistula related to a granulomatous process in the lower lobe of the right lung was demonstrated. Cultures revealed Histoplasma capsulatum in the pleural fluid as well as in the pulmonary parenchymal process. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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