| Literature DB >> 35832761 |
Masi Javeed1, Fahd Rahmouni Idrissi2, Nek Nazary3.
Abstract
A 45-year-old male presented to the emergency department after being found unresponsive. Vitals, laboratory findings, and chest X-ray revealed concern for tension empyema. Thoracostomy was performed, and hemodynamics subsequently improved. Later, Prevotella denticola was cultured. This is the first known reported case of tension Prevotella denticola empyema.Entities:
Keywords: pleural empyema; prevotella; tension; thoracic empyema; thoracostomy tube
Year: 2022 PMID： 35832761 PMCID： PMC9272902 DOI： 10.7759/cureus.25853
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN： 2168-8184