Empyema Necessitans Involving the Ribs and Vertebra-A Rare occurrence
The extension of pleural infection into the chest wall and neighbouring structures is called Empyema Necessitans (EN). We are reporting a rare case of 45-year-old female presenting with chest pain and history of tubercular pleural effusion evaluated with haematological, biochemical and radiologica...
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| description | The extension of pleural infection into the chest wall and neighbouring structures is called Empyema Necessitans (EN). We are
reporting a rare case of 45-year-old female presenting with chest pain and history of tubercular pleural effusion evaluated with
haematological, biochemical and radiological investigations and diagnosed to have right sided EN with extensive involvement
of chest wall. She was managed surgically with thoracotomy and decortication of lung. Patient succumbed to complications of
septicaemia, multi-organ dysfunction syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed806db2fb4141abb25bff6fb6107a352022-12-22T03:47:01ZengJCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery2277-85432455-68742019-01-0181RC08RC1010.7860/IJARS/2019/39786:2463Empyema Necessitans Involving the Ribs and Vertebra-A Rare occurrenceJavaji Raviprasad0Harsha Umesh1Anil Kumar Shukla2Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Rajarajeswari Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJunior Resident, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Rajarajeswari Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Radio Diagnosis, Rajarajeswari Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.The extension of pleural infection into the chest wall and neighbouring structures is called Empyema Necessitans (EN). We are reporting a rare case of 45-year-old female presenting with chest pain and history of tubercular pleural effusion evaluated with haematological, biochemical and radiological investigations and diagnosed to have right sided EN with extensive involvement of chest wall. She was managed surgically with thoracotomy and decortication of lung. Patient succumbed to complications of septicaemia, multi-organ dysfunction syndrome.http://www.ijars.net/articles/PDF/2463/39786_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(A_SHU)_PFA(A_SHU)_PN(SHU).pdfdecorticationthoracotomytuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Javaji Raviprasad Harsha Umesh Anil Kumar Shukla Empyema Necessitans Involving the Ribs and Vertebra-A Rare occurrence International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery decortication thoracotomy tuberculosis |
| title | Empyema Necessitans Involving the Ribs and Vertebra-A Rare occurrence |
| title_full | Empyema Necessitans Involving the Ribs and Vertebra-A Rare occurrence |
| title_fullStr | Empyema Necessitans Involving the Ribs and Vertebra-A Rare occurrence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Empyema Necessitans Involving the Ribs and Vertebra-A Rare occurrence |
| title_short | Empyema Necessitans Involving the Ribs and Vertebra-A Rare occurrence |
| title_sort | empyema necessitans involving the ribs and vertebra a rare occurrence |
| topic | decortication thoracotomy tuberculosis |
| url | http://www.ijars.net/articles/PDF/2463/39786_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(A_SHU)_PFA(A_SHU)_PN(SHU).pdf |
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