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Case Reports
. 2006 Jul;41(7):e5-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.03.013.

Empyema necessitatis in an infant: a rare surgical disease

Forrest O Moore  1 , John D Berne, Thomas M McGovern, Sudha Ravishankar, Nicholas B Slamon, James H Hertzog
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Empyema necessitatis in an infant: a rare surgical disease

Forrest O Moore et al. J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Jul.

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.

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