Subcutaneous abscess due to empyema necessitans caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis in a patient with periodontitis

Subcutaneous abscess due to empyema necessitans caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis in a patient with periodontitis

Empyema necessitans is a rare empyema complication characterized by an extension of empyema out of the pleural space into the subcutaneous tissues of the chest wall. We herein report a case of empyema necessitans that presented as a subcutaneous chest wall abscess caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis...

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Main Authors: Akane Tanaka, Mariko Kogami, Yoko Nagatomo, Yukihisa Takeda, Hiroya Kanzawa, Yohei Kawaguchi, Shotaro Ono, Kinya Furukawa, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Kazutetsu Aoshiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Empyema necessitans
Porphyromonas gingivalis
Subcutaneous abscess
Lung abscess
Periodontitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922000865

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