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Empyema
Empyema Em`py*e"ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, from ? to suppurate; ?
in + ? pus.] (Med.)
A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of
the body, especially that of the pleura. --Dunglison.
Note: The term empyema is now restricted to a collection of
pus in the cavity of the pleura.
Meaning of Empyema from wikipedia
- An
empyema (/ˌɛmpaɪˈiːmə/) is a
collection or
gathering of pus
within a
naturally existing anatomical cavity. The term is most
commonly used to refer...
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Pleural empyema is a
collection of pus in the
pleural cavity caused by microorganisms,
usually bacteria.
Often it
happens in the
context of a pneumonia...
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Subdural empyema is a form of
empyema – a
collection of pus, in the
subdural space.
Bacterial or
occasionally fungal infection of the
skull bones or air...
- Occasionally,
microorganisms will
infect this fluid,
causing an
empyema. To
distinguish an
empyema from the more
common simple parapneumonic effusion, the fluid...
-
parapneumonic effusions:
uncomplicated effusions,
complicated effusions, and
empyema.
Uncomplicated effusions generally respond well to
appropriate antibiotic...
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effusion or hydrothorax),
blood (hemothorax),
chyle (chylothorax) or pus (
empyema) from the
intrathoracic space. An
intrapleural chest tube is also known...
- of
sympathetic empyema that was
likely secondary to
splenic abscess.
Cultures of both
sites grew
Streptococcus anginosus. The
empyema responded well to...
- a
collection of pus
inside the gallbladder, also
known as
empyema. The
symptoms of
empyema are
similar to
uncomplicated cholecystitis but
greater severity:...
-
traumatic chest injury, rib
fractures are also
commonly observed on x-ray. An
empyema is a
collection of pus
inside the
pleural cavity. It is a complication...
- (hydrothorax),
blood (hemothorax), pus (pyothorax, more
commonly known as
pleural empyema),
chyle (chylothorax), or very
rarely urine (urinothorax). When unspecified...
