Pyopneumothorax
National Institutes of Health
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Background: Pyopneumothorax is defined as a collection of pus and air in the pleural cavity. It may be localised (encapsulated…
Ascaris lumbricoides or roundworm is a nematode causing infestation in about 1.3 billion people worldwide. We report a case of a…
A 49-year-old male patient, an active case of sero positive rheumatoid arthritis involving multiple joints with bilateral…
We present a case of Wegener's granulomatosis, complicated by the development of pyopneumothorax due to the rupture of a cavity…
Rheumatoid nodules in the lung, in the absence of exposure to mineral dust, are uncommon. Noonan, Taylor, and Engleman (1963…
Specific lung changes occur in association with rheumatoid arthritis but rheumatoid lung nodules unassociated with pneumoconiosis…
The micro-organism responsible for the majority of infections occurring during the newborn period is the Staphylococcus. While…
The occurrence and varying incidence of the staphylococcus in infections of the lung and of the pleura have been commented on by…
Acute pyopneumothorax due to infection is a rare condition in the young infant. It has been possible to find only two cases…