"It may be interesting to note that the French anatomist and military surgeon, Baron Guillaume Dupuytren (1777-1835), famed for his description of Dupuytren contracture, died of a pleural empyema 6."
"Dressler syndrome (post-myocardial infarction)"
"Pneumococcus"
"penicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus"
"In the setting of trauma or thoracic surgery, Staphylococcus aureus is usually involved 7."
"Pneumococcus"
"hiatus hernia (AP film)"
Expected headings
"Microbiology"
"Specific subtypes"
"Complications"
"Non-specific signs of infection and pneumonia with fever, leucocytosis and raised inflammatory markers."
"Empyema can resemble a pleural effusion or mimic a peripheral pulmonary abscess, although a number of features usually enable distinction between the two (see empyema vs lung abscess) 3. Pleural fluid is typically unilateral or markedly asymmetric 4. Generally, empyemas form an obtuse angle with the chest wall, and due to their lenticular shape are much larger in one projection (e.g. frontal) compared to the orthogonal projection (e.g. lateral) 3. The lenticular shape (biconvex) is also suggestive of the diagnosis, as sterile transudates tend to be crescentic in shape (i.e. concave towards the lung, see empyema vs pleural effusion)."
"Empyema can resemble a pleural effusion or mimic a peripheral pulmonary abscess, although a number of features usually enable distinction between the two (see empyema vs lung abscess) 3. Pleural fluid is typically unilateral or markedly asymmetric 4. Generally, empyemas form an obtuse angle with the chest wall, and due to their lenticular shape are much larger in one projection (e.g. frontal) compared to the orthogonal projection (e.g. lateral) 3. The lenticular shape (biconvex) is also suggestive of the diagnosis, as sterile transudates tend to be crescentic in shape (i.e. concave towards the lung, see empyema vs pleural effusion)."