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Empyema Necessitatis in a Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis

Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases,
2014, v.77 no.2, pp.94-97







& (2014). Empyema Necessitatis in a Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis. Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases, 77(2), 94-97.
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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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Empyema, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Peritoneal Dialysis

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