Empyema Necessitatis in a Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis.
- Author:
In Ho MOH
1
;
Young Ki LEE
;
Hee Joon KIM
;
Hyun Yon JUNG
;
Jae Hyun PARK
;
Hye Kyung AHN
;
Jung Woo NOH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Empyema; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Peritoneal Dialysis
- MeSH: Dialysis; Empyema*; Female; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Incidence; Inflammation; Middle Aged; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Necrosis; Peritoneal Dialysis*; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic; Thoracic Wall; Thorax
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2014;77(2):94-97
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Empyema necessitatis is a rare complication of an empyema. Although the incidence is thought to be decreased in the post-antibiotic era, immunocompromised patients such as patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis are still at a higher risk. A 56-year-old woman on peritoneal dialysis presented with an enlarging mass on the right anterior chest wall. The chest computed tomography scan revealed an empyema necessitatis and the histopathologic findings revealed a granulomatous inflammation with caseation necrosis. The patient was treated with anti-tuberculous medication.
