Pleural empyema secondary to xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis

Thorax. 2021 Jul;76(7):740-741. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215786. Epub 2020 Oct 28.

Authors

Adam Maxwell¹, Alison Kent², Marianne Tinkler², Sunil Mathur³, Andy Beale⁴

Affiliations

¹ Respiratory Department, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Swindon, UK adam.maxwell@nhs.net.
² Respiratory Department, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Swindon, UK.
³ Urology Department, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Swindon, UK.
⁴ Radiology Department, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Swindon, UK.

PMID: 33115938
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215786

No abstract available

Keywords: bacterial infection; empyema; pleural disease; respiratory infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Empyema, Pleural / diagnosis
Empyema, Pleural / drug therapy
Empyema, Pleural / etiology*
Female
Humans
Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous / complications*
Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous / diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents