An anterior chest wall abscess penetrating the pleural cavity

Intensive Care Med. 2014 May;40(5):736-7. doi: 10.1007/s00134-014-3249-0. Epub 2014 Feb 25.

Authors

Miyuki Yamamoto¹, Ryota Inokuchi, Kent Doi, Naoki Yahagi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.

PMID: 24567228
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-014-3249-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / complications*
Abscess / diagnostic imaging
Abscess / microbiology
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal
Male
Pleural Cavity / diagnostic imaging
Pleural Cavity / microbiology
Pleural Cavity / pathology*
Respiratory Insufficiency / diagnosis*
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology
Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy
Staphylococcal Infections / complications
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
Staphylococcus epidermidis / isolation & purification
Thoracic Wall / diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Wall / microbiology
Thoracic Wall / pathology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents