Empyema necessitatis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a child with cerebral palsy

• Main Authors: Akihiro Nishimura (Author), Hiroshi Yamaguchi (Author), Yusuke Ito (Author), Shoichi Tokumoto (Author), Daisaku Toyoshima (Author), Masashi Kasai (Author), Azusa Maruyama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Empyema necessitatis (EN) is a rare complication of empyema in which the pleural infection spreads outside the pleural space. Lower airway infections are common among children with cerebral palsy (CP). Although harmless to healthy individuals, Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause invasive infections, in...