Open AccessAdult thoracic empyema: A comparative analysis of tuberculous and nontuberculous etiology in 75 patients
Author(s) -
Soumi Kundu,
Subodh Mitra,
Subhasis Mukherjee,
Soumya Das
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.71939
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , empyema , nontuberculous mycobacteria , intensive care medicine , dermatology , general surgery , tuberculosis , surgery , pathology , mycobacterium
Thoracic empyema is a disease of significant morbidity and mortality, especially in the developing world where tuberculosis remains a common cause. Clinical outcomes in tuberculous empyema are complicated by the presence of concomitant fibrocavitary parenchymal disease and frequent bronchopleural fistulae. We performed a prospective study over a one-and-a-half-year period with the objective of comparing the clinical profiles and outcomes of patients with tuberculous and nontuberculous empyema.