Pleural empyema due to Salmonella: a case report.
- Author:
Myung Soo RIM
1
;
Chang Min PARK
;
Kyung Haeng KO
;
Sung Chul LIM
;
Kyung Ok PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Salmonella;
Pleural empyema
- MeSH:
Aged;
Case Report;
Empyema, Pleural/etiology+ACo-;
Female;
Human;
Salmonella Infections/drug therapy;
Salmonella Infections/complications+ACo-
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2000;15(2):138-141
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pleuropulmonary involvement of salmonella infection is very rare and only two cases of salmonella empyema have been reported in Korea. We report the case of a 70-year-old female diabetic patient who presented with right flank pain and right lower chest pain. The chest radiographs revealed fibrostreaky and hazy density at right lower lung field and blunting of right costophrenic angle. Thoracentesis revealed turbid yellowish fluid. Salmonella group B was identified from the cultures of blood and pleural fluid. After antimicrobial therapy and repeated therapeutic thoracentesis, the patient was improved.
