Empyema thoracis presented as giant back abscess

• Main Authors: Siti Hafzan Abd Karim MD, Wan Zainira Wan Zain, Mohd Nizam Mohd Hashim, Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria, Firdaus Hayati, Dr Gen Surg, Chiak Yot Ng, MMed
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26742/3/Empyema%20thoracis%20presented%20as%20giant%20back%20abscess.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26742/2/Empyema%20thoracis%20presented%20as%20giant%20back%20abscess.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26742/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.02.030
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Empyema thoracis (ET) is defined as pus in the pleural space, either localized or involving the entire pleural cavity, due to diverse etiologies. In severe form, it may infiltrate the extra pulmonary region. Clinical guideline describes 3 stages of parapneumonic effusion before developing into an ET...