Empyema

Empyema
Progression of empyema
Pronunciation
  • /ˌɛmpˈmə/
SpecialtyPulmonology, Infectious disease

An empyema is a collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity. For example, pleural empyema is empyema of the pleural cavity. It must be differentiated from an abscess, which is a collection of pus in a newly formed cavity. The term is from Greek ἐμπύημα, "abscess".

Classification

Empyema occurs in:

Diagnosis

Lungs

Gallbladder

Treatment

History

Ww1 empyema

Referencs

  1. Garvia, Veronica; Paul, Manju (2022). "Empyema". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. PMID 29083780. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  2. "Subdural Empyema: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology". 28 October 2022. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. Kashyap, Sarang; Mathew, George; King, Kevin C. (2022). "Gallbladder Empyema". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. Archived from the original on 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2023-01-09.

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