Large infected pulmonary cyst mimicking empyema thoracis

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Mar 3;9(4):2467-2468. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3894. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Abstract

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.