Core curriculum illustration: necrotizing pneumonia and empyema

Barbara Pawley; Melissa Smith; David Nickels

doi:10.1007/s10140-016-1379-0

Core curriculum illustration: necrotizing pneumonia and empyema

Emerg Radiol. 2016 Apr;23(2):201-2. doi: 10.1007/s10140-016-1379-0. Epub 2016 Feb 16.

Authors

Barbara Pawley¹, Melissa Smith², David Nickels²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Room HX 313E, Lexington, KY, 40356-0293, USA. [email protected].
² Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Room HX 313E, Lexington, KY, 40356-0293, USA.

PMID: 26884402
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-016-1379-0

Abstract

This is the 18th installment of a series that will highlight one case per publication issue from the bank of cases available online as part of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) educational resources. Our goal is to generate more interest in and use of our online materials. To view more cases online please visit the ASER Core Curriculum and Recommendations for Study online at: http://www.erad.org/?page=CCIP_TOC .

Keywords: Empyema; Necrotizing; Pediatric; Pericardial; Pneumonia.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Child
Empyema, Pleural / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Humans
Pneumonia, Necrotizing / diagnostic imaging*
Radiography, Thoracic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed