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Empyema - NHS
Empyema is the medical term for pockets of pus that have collected inside a body cavity . They can form if a bacterial infection is left untreated, or if it fails to fully respond to treatment. The term empyema is most commonly used to refer to pus-filled pockets that develop in the pleural space.
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Empyema: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
Empyema is a condition in which pus develops in your pleural space, usually from pneumonia. A healthcare provider can diagnose and treat ...
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Empyema: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Empyema is a collection of pus in the space between the lung and the inner surface of the chest wall (pleural space).
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empyema
empyema Path. (ɛmpaɪˈiːmə, ɛmpɪ-) [mod.L., a. Gr. ἐµπύηµα a gathering, suppuration, f. ἐµπυέ-ειν to suppurate.] 1. ‘A collection of pus in the cavity of the pleura, the result of pleurisy. The term has also been used to denote any chronic inflammatory effusion in the chest’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.).1615 Cro...
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Thoracic Empyema - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Thoracic empyema, characterized by the presence of purulent fluid in the pleural space, remains a significant clinical challenge with considerable morbidity ...
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Empyema | Diagnosis & Disease Information - Pulmonology Advisor
Defined as a collection of pus in the thoracic cavity arising from infection in the pleural space, empyema is most commonly caused by bacterial pneumonia.
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Empyema
For example, pleural empyema is empyema of the pleural cavity. Classification
Empyema occurs in:
the pleural cavity (pleural empyema also known as pyothorax)
the thoracic cavity
the uterus (pyometra)
the appendix
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Empyema | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Empyema is a collection of pus in the cavity between the lung and the membrane that surrounds it (pleural space).
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Empyema: Causes, Types, and Symptoms - Healthline
An empyema is a condition in which pus collects in the pleural space, which is the area between your lungs and the inner surface of your ...
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Empyema: What Is It, Causes, Treatment, and More - Osmosis
Empyema refers to the accumulation of infected fluid within a body's cavity, especially the pleural space. It is commonly caused by bacterial ...
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Subdural empyema
Subdural empyema is a form of empyema – a collection of pus, in the subdural space. The underlying arachnoid and subarachnoid spaces are usually unaffected, but a large subdural empyema may produce a mass effect.
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empiem
† ˈempiem Med. Obs. Anglicized f. empyema.1598 Sylvester Du Bartas 209 The spawling Empiem..With foule impostumes fills his hollow chest.
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empyic
† emˈpyic, a. Med. Obs. rare. [ad. Gr. ἐµπυικός suppurating.] That suffers from empyema.[1657 Phys. Dict., Empyici, are such as have an imposthume or bladder broken in the side of the lungs.] 1684 tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. v. 141 This Sinus is especially considerable in tapping Empyick persons.
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Fibrothorax
Symptoms of the underlying problem are sometimes seen, for example, fever in cases of empyema. Anti-TGF-β antibodies prevent fibrothorax in empyema in animal models.
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empyematous
† empyˈematous, a. Med. Obs. rare—1. [f. Gr. ἐµπυηµατ- stem of ἐµπύηµα + -ous.] Belonging to or suffering from empyema. So † empyeˈmatic [see -ic].1661 Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 45 Eaten by those that have the peripneumony, or are empyematous..and those that spit forth empyematous matter. 1684 tr. B...
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