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Pyothorax

Definition

Suppurative inflammation of the pleural space, typically due to acute bacterial infection. It can occur as a complication of pneumonia, thoracotomy, abscesses (lung, hepatic, or subdiaphragmatic), or penetrating trauma with a secondary infection.

Inclusions

  • empyema

Exclusions

Also indexed as

Abdominothoracic fistulaAbscess of pleural cavityAcute staphylococcal pleurisyBronchial fistulaBroncho-oesophageal fistulaBronchopleural fistulaBronchovisceral fistulaChest abscessChest abscess with fistulaChest wall fistulaChronic staphylococcal pleurisyEmpyema of lungEmpyema of pleuraFistula of costal regionHepatopleural fistulaHepatopulmonary fistulaLung fistulaMediastinobronchial fistulaMediastinocutaneous fistulaMediastinum fistulaOesophagopleural-cutaneous fistulaOesophagotracheal fistulaPleural abscess with fistulaPneumopyothoraxPulmonoperitoneal fistulaPyopneumothorax fistulaPyothoraxPyothorax with fistulaPyothorax without fistulaSeptic pleurisySeropurulent pleurisyStaphylococcal adhesive pleurisyStaphylococcal double pleurisyStaphylococcal fibrinous pleurisyStaphylococcal pleurisySubacute staphylococcal pleurisySupradiaphragmatic empyemaTension pyopneumothoraxThoracogastric fistulaThoracointestinal fistulaacute pyothoraxbronchoesophageal fistulabronchus fistulachest empyemachest fistula NOSempyemaempyema with fistulaempyema with thoracic fistulaloculated empyemamediastinal fistulaoesophagobronchial fistulapleural abscesspleural empyemapleural empyema with fistulapulmonary fistulapurulent pleurisypyopneumothoraxsuppurative pleurisytension pyothoraxthoracic abscessthoracic abscess with fistulathoracic empyemathoracic fistulathoracoabdominal fistulatracheoesophageal fistula

Nearby in Lung infections