Massive pleural empyema secondary to amoebic liver abscess in a child

• Main Authors: Héctor Nuñez-Paucar (Author), Mariela K. Zamudio-Aquise (Author), Carlos Valera-Moreno (Author), Maycol S. Ccorahua-Rios (Author), Noé Atamari-Anahui (Author)
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• Publicado em: Permanyer, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Pleural empyema secondary to a ruptured amoebic liver abscess is a rare complication in the pediatric population. Case report: We report the case of a 13-year-old male with right flank abdominal pain, productive cough with foul-smelling sputum, fever, and respiratory distress. Physical e...