Empyema Necessitatis in a Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 94-97, 2014.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-94660
ABSTRACT
Empyema necessitatis is a rare complication of an empyema. Although the incidence is thought to be decreased in the post-antibiotic era, immunocompromised patients such as patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis are still at a higher risk. A 56-year-old woman on peritoneal dialysis presented with an enlarging mass on the right anterior chest wall. The chest computed tomography scan revealed an empyema necessitatis and the histopathologic findings revealed a granulomatous inflammation with caseation necrosis. The patient was treated with anti-tuberculous medication.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Thorax
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Incidence
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Peritoneal Dialysis
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Immunocompromised Host
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Thoracic Wall
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Dialysis
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Empyema
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Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
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Inflammation
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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