Open AccessParapneumonic effusions: Features, diagnostics and treatment options
Author(s) -
M. Djurić,
Dejan Djurić,
Tamara Culibrk,
Djordje Považan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1412680d
Subject(s) - medicine , parapneumonic effusion , empyema , thoracoscopy , pleural effusion , pneumonia , surgery , streptokinase , pleural disease , pulmonology , respiratory disease , lung , pleural fluid , myocardial infarction
Parapneumonic effusions, as a complication of inflammatory processes in the lungs, usually have a good course, but they sometimes progress into pulmonary empyema, thus becoming a significant clinical problem.