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Case Reports
. 2014 Apr;52(4):1284-6.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.03282-13. Epub 2014 Jan 22.

Empyema caused by Prevotella bivia complicating an unusual case of spontaneous chylothorax

Alessandro Di Marco Berardino  1 , Riccardo Inchingolo, Andrea Smargiassi, Antonina Re, Riccardo Torelli, Barbara Fiori, Tiziana d'Inzeo, Giuseppe Maria Corbo, Salvatore Valente, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Teresa Spanu
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Empyema caused by Prevotella bivia complicating an unusual case of spontaneous chylothorax

Alessandro Di Marco Berardino et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Spontaneous chylothorax is rare in adults. We present an unusual case that was complicated by Prevotella bivia empyema. Full recovery was achieved with chest tube drainage and prompt treatment with intravenous clindamycin.

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Imaging findings. As performed at admission, a chest X-ray shows the right lateral pleural effusions with loculated features (a) and a CT scan shows the two loculated pleural effusions described in the text (b).
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