Freeman Alexandra F, Ben-Ami Tamar, Shulman Stanford T
Department of Pediatrics, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Feb;23(2):177-9. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000110625.41967.cc.
Empyema necessitatis is a rare complication of empyema characterized by extension of suppuration from the pleural space through the chest wall. The most common etiologies are tuberculosis and actinomycosis. We describe a 1-year-old boy with Streptococcus pneumoniae empyema necessitatis and review previously reported cases.
胸壁下脓胸是脓胸的一种罕见并发症，其特征为化脓性感染从胸膜腔延伸至胸壁。最常见的病因是结核病和放线菌病。我们描述了一名患有肺炎链球菌性胸壁下脓胸的1岁男孩，并回顾了既往报道的病例。
