Infected pulmonary cyst could be misdiagnosed as empyema thoracis. Here, we report an infected pulmonary cyst in a middle-aged male patient. This report could serve as a reminder for differential diagnosis of infected pulmonary cyst, for which surgical approach would be more safe and effective method.
Keywords: empyema thoracis; infection; pulmonary cyst; surgery.
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