Empyema necessitatis in an infant: a rare surgical disease

Forrest O. Moore; John D. Berne; Thomas M. McGovern; Sudha Ravishankar; Nicholas B. Slamon; James H. Hertzog

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.03.013

Empyema necessitatis in an infant: a rare surgical disease

Forrest O. Moore
, John D. Berne
, Thomas M. McGovern
, Sudha Ravishankar
, Nicholas B. Slamon
, James H. Hertzog

Christiana Care Health System
Texas Medical Center
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

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Abstract

Empyema necessitatis is a rare complication of empyema and is more commonly reported in adults. It is characterized by purulence in the pleural space extending into the overlying soft tissues. We report a rare case in an otherwise healthy 3-month-old girl who presented with right chest wall swelling and was subsequently found to have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus empyema necessitatis requiring thoracotomy with decortication.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e5-e7
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume	41
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.03.013
State	Published - Jul 2006

Keywords

Empyema necessitans
Empyema necessitatis
Pediatric empyema
Pleural cavity

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