Streptococcus pneumoniae empyema necessitatis
- 1 February 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Vol. 23 (2), 177-179
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.inf.0000110625.41967.cc
Abstract
Empyema necessitatis is a rare complication of empyema characterized by extension of suppuration from the pleural space through the chest wall. The most common etiologies are tuberculosis and actinomycosis. We describe a 1-year-old boy with Streptococcus pneumoniae empyema necessitatis and review previously reported cases.Keywords
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