 Empyema, Pleural
"Empyema, Pleural" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Suppurative inflammation of the pleural space.
| Descriptor ID |
D016724
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.739.484 C01.539.830.305.310 C08.528.240 C08.730.265
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| Concept/Terms |
Empyema, Pleural- Empyema, Pleural
- Empyemas, Pleural
- Pleural Empyema
- Pleural Empyemas
- Empyema, Thoracic
- Empyemas, Thoracic
- Thoracic Empyema
- Thoracic Empyemas
- Pyothorax
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Empyema, Pleural" by people in Profiles.
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Khwaja S, Rosenbaum DH, Paul MC, Bhojani RA, Estrera AS, Wait MA, DiMaio JM. Surgical treatment of thoracic empyema in HIV-infected patients: severity and treatment modality is associated with CD4 count status. Chest. 2005 Jul; 128(1):246-9.
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MICHALICKOVA J, ZVOLENSKY M. [Staphylococcal pyopneumothorax in infants and young children. (Frequency and therapy)]. Cesk Pediatr. 1961 Oct; 16:890-8.
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