Empyema and Pericarditis by Salmonella Group D Complicating Malignant Thymoma with Pleural Metastasis: A case report.
- Author:
Deog Gon CHO
1
;
Min Seop JO
;
Kyu Do CHO
;
So Hyang SONG
;
Chi Hong KIM
;
Sun Hee LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea. kyudockd@vincent.cuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Salmonella;
Thymoma;
Empyema;
Pericarditis
- MeSH:
Adrenal Cortex Hormones;
Bacteremia;
Empyema*;
Empyema, Pleural;
Humans;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Pericarditis*;
Salmonella Infections;
Salmonella*;
Thymoma*
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2004;37(4):382-385
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Non-typhoid salmonella infection frequently associated with bacteremia has rarely been reported in immunocompromized patients with malignant neoplasms, diabetes or extended use of corticosteroids. Especially, concomitant pleural empyema and pericarditis due to non-typhoid salmonella infection is extremely rare. Here, we report a case of concomitant empyema and pericarditis in malignant thymoma with pleural metastasis complicated by salmonella group D infection with brief review of literature.
