Empyema thoracis presented as giant back abscess

• Main Authors: Siti Hafzan Abd Karim, MD, Wan Zainira Wan Zain, MMed, Mohd Nizam Mohd Hashim, MMed, Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria, MMed, Firdaus Hayati, DrGenSurg, Chiak Yot Ng, MMed
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: QP501-801 Animal biochemistry; RC705-779 Diseases of the respiratory system
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36471/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36471/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36471/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.02.030

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 a...