Empyema necessitans in a six-month-old girl. (3rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Goussard, P.; Gie, Robert; Janson, Jacques; Andronikou, Savvas
• Is Part Of: Paediatrics and international child health. Volume 39:Number 3(2019)
• Page Start: 224
• Page End: 226
• Publication Date: 2019-07-03
• Subjects: Empyema necessitans -- pneumonia -- Streptococcus pneumoniae -- thoracotomy -- lung abscess; Pediatrics -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Children -- Health and hygiene -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Children -- Diseases -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; 618.920009172405
• DOI: 10.1080/20469047.2018.1471437
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-9047

Abstract

Abstract: Empyema necessitans is a rare complication of acute bacterial pneumonia, especially in children. It is a complication of empyema characterised by the extension of pus from the pleural cavity into the thoracic wall to form a mass of purulent fluid in the adjacent soft tissue. An inflammatory chest wall mass following pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumonia in a six-month-old infant is reported. The case emphasises that children presenting with persistent fever and a painful chest wall mass following pneumonia should be investigated immediately as there might be an urgent need for surgery.