Empyema necessitatis

  • Sandra Amado Garzón Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
  • Juan Sebastián Gómez Villalobos Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2013.229

Abstract

We present the case of a 73-year-old farmer, who consults for a 3 months clinical picture of wet cough with greenish sputum, subsequently hemoptoic predominantly in the mornings, associated with left lumbar pain. We documented in images empyema communicating with the left lumbar region, constituting an empyema necessitatis picture with unusual presentation as is the drainage to the paravertebral space. (Acta Med Colomb 2013; 38: 28-31)

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Author Biography

Sandra Amado Garzón, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Internista, Profesor Ad Honorem Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana;
Published
2013-04-29
How to Cite
Amado Garzón, S., & Gómez Villalobos, J. S. (2013). Empyema necessitatis. Acta Medica Colombiana, 38(1), 28-31. https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2013.229
Issue
Vol. 38 No. 1 (2013)
Section
Case Reports

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