"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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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 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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Use of fibrinolytics and deoxyribonuclease in adult patients with pleural empyema: a consensus statement. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 09; 9(9):1050-1064.
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Progressive Dyspnea and Back Pain after Complicated Pneumonia. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 11; 14(11):1714-1717.
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A four-year-old with Streptococcus pneumoniae--associated hemolytic uremic syndrome and gall bladder disease necessitating cholecystectomy. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009 Sep; 48(7):770-2.
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Ready for the frontline: is early thoracoscopic decortication the new standard of care for advanced pneumonia with empyema? Am Surg. 2006 Aug; 72(8):688-92; discussion 692-3.
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Pneumonia and empyema caused by penicillin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis: a case report and literature review. Pediatrics. 2006 May; 117(5):e1061-6.
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Intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator for complicated pleural effusions. J Trauma. 2004 Dec; 57(6):1178-83.
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Distinct pattern of gene expression in pyothorax-associated lymphoma (PAL), a lymphoma developing in long-standing inflammation. Cancer Sci. 2004 Oct; 95(10):828-34.
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Pleural mesothelial cells modulate polymorphonuclear leukocyte apoptosis in empyema. J Clin Immunol. 2003 Jan; 23(1):1-10.
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Surgical strategy of complex empyema thoracis. JSLS. 2000 Oct-Dec; 4(4):287-90.
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Surgical management of intrapleural infections. Semin Respir Infect. 1999 Mar; 14(1):73-81.