Tuberculous empyema: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
By Dr. Maria Gomez, MD · · Pulmonology
This article from Weyland-Yutani Health System's Pulmonology service line explains tuberculous empyema in plain language.
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Topic: tuberculous empyema. A pleural empyema which involves presence of pus in the pleural cavity and calcified visceral pleura. It results from a large number of mycobacteria spilling into the pleural space, usually from rupture of a cavity or an adjacent paranchymal focus via a bronchopleural fistula.
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