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Pleural empyema

MedGen UID:
4928
Concept ID:
C0014013
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Empyema, Pleural; Empyema, Thoracic; Empyemas, Pleural; Empyemas, Thoracic; Pleural Empyema; Pleural Empyemas; Pyothorax; Thoracic Empyema; Thoracic Empyemas
SNOMED CT: Purulent pleurisy (58554001); Pyothorax (58554001); Abscess of thorax (405950009); Abscess of pleural cavity (405951008); Suppurative pleurisy (58554001); Empyema thoracis (58554001); Pleural cavity abscess (405951008); Empyema of pleura (58554001)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
Concept ID:
CN307044
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
 
HPO: HP:0011919
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0018667
Orphanet: ORPHA449266

Definition

Accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPleural empyema

Conditions with this feature

Hyper-IgE recurrent infection syndrome 1, autosomal dominant
MedGen UID:
1648470
Concept ID:
C4721531
Disease or Syndrome
STAT3 hyper IgE syndrome (STAT3-HIES) is a primary immune deficiency syndrome characterized by elevated serum IgE, eczema, and recurrent skin and respiratory tract infections, together with several nonimmune features. This disorder typically manifests in the newborn period with a rash (often diagnosed as eosinophilic pustulosis) that subsequently evolves into an eczematoid dermatitis. Recurrent staphylococcal skin boils and bacterial pneumonias usually manifest in the first years of life. Pneumatoceles and bronchiectasis often result from aberrant healing of pneumonias. Mucocutaneous candidiasis is common. Nonimmune features may include retained primary teeth, scoliosis, bone fractures following minimal trauma, joint hyperextensibility, and characteristic facial appearance, which typically emerges in adolescence. Vascular abnormalities have been described and include middle-sized artery tortuosity and aneurysms, with infrequent clinical sequelae of myocardial infarction and subarachnoid hemorrhage. Gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations include gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophageal dysmotility, and spontaneous intestinal perforations (some of which are associated with diverticuli). Fungal infections of the GI tract (typically histoplasmosis, Cryptococcus, and Coccidioides) also occur infrequently. Survival is typically into adulthood, with most individuals now living into or past the sixth decade. Most deaths are associated with gram-negative (Pseudomonas) or filamentous fungal pneumonias resulting in hemoptysis. Lymphomas occur at an increased frequency.

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PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Dyrhovden R, Eagan TM, Fløtten Ø, Siljan W, Leegaard TM, Bø B, Fardal H, Grøvan F, Kildahl-Andersen A, Larssen KW, Tilseth R, Hjetland R, Løes S, Lindemark F, Tellevik M, Breistein R, Kommedal Ø
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Addala DN, Bedawi EO, Rahman NM
Clin Chest Med 2021 Dec;42(4):637-647. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2021.08.001. PMID: 34774171
Arnold DT, Hamilton FW, Morris TT, Suri T, Morley A, Frost V, Vipond IB, Medford AR, Payne RA, Muir P, Maskell NA
Eur Respir J 2021 Jun;57(6) Epub 2021 Jun 17 doi: 10.1183/13993003.03546-2020. PMID: 33334937Free PMC Article
Livingston MH, Mahant S, Connolly B, MacLusky I, Laberge S, Giglia L, Yang C, Roberts A, Shawyer A, Brindle M, Parsons S, Stoian C, Walton JM, Thorpe KE, Chen Y, Zuo F, Mamdani M, Chan C, Loong D, Isaranuwatchai W, Ratjen F, Cohen E
JAMA Pediatr 2020 Apr 1;174(4):332-340. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.5863. PMID: 32011642Free PMC Article
Redden MD, Chin TY, van Driel ML
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Mar 17;3(3):CD010651. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010651.pub2. PMID: 28304084Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Addala DN, Bedawi EO, Rahman NM
Clin Chest Med 2021 Dec;42(4):637-647. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2021.08.001. PMID: 34774171
Livingston MH, Mahant S, Connolly B, MacLusky I, Laberge S, Giglia L, Yang C, Roberts A, Shawyer A, Brindle M, Parsons S, Stoian C, Walton JM, Thorpe KE, Chen Y, Zuo F, Mamdani M, Chan C, Loong D, Isaranuwatchai W, Ratjen F, Cohen E
JAMA Pediatr 2020 Apr 1;174(4):332-340. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.5863. PMID: 32011642Free PMC Article
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Redden MD, Chin TY, van Driel ML
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Mar 17;3(3):CD010651. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010651.pub2. PMID: 28304084Free PMC Article

Therapy

Addala DN, Bedawi EO, Rahman NM
Clin Chest Med 2021 Dec;42(4):637-647. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2021.08.001. PMID: 34774171
Livingston MH, Mahant S, Connolly B, MacLusky I, Laberge S, Giglia L, Yang C, Roberts A, Shawyer A, Brindle M, Parsons S, Stoian C, Walton JM, Thorpe KE, Chen Y, Zuo F, Mamdani M, Chan C, Loong D, Isaranuwatchai W, Ratjen F, Cohen E
JAMA Pediatr 2020 Apr 1;174(4):332-340. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.5863. PMID: 32011642Free PMC Article
Altmann ES, Crossingham I, Wilson S, Davies HR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Oct 30;2019(10) doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002312.pub4. PMID: 31684683Free PMC Article
Nakagawa K, Garon EB, Seto T, Nishio M, Ponce Aix S, Paz-Ares L, Chiu CH, Park K, Novello S, Nadal E, Imamura F, Yoh K, Shih JY, Au KH, Moro-Sibilot D, Enatsu S, Zimmermann A, Frimodt-Moller B, Visseren-Grul C, Reck M; RELAY Study Investigators
Lancet Oncol 2019 Dec;20(12):1655-1669. Epub 2019 Oct 4 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30634-5. PMID: 31591063
Redden MD, Chin TY, van Driel ML
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Mar 17;3(3):CD010651. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010651.pub2. PMID: 28304084Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Petrov DB, Subotic D, Yankov GS, Valev DG, Mekov EV
Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2019 Sep 30;61(3):352-357. doi: 10.3897/folmed.61.e39120. PMID: 32337920
Nakagawa K, Garon EB, Seto T, Nishio M, Ponce Aix S, Paz-Ares L, Chiu CH, Park K, Novello S, Nadal E, Imamura F, Yoh K, Shih JY, Au KH, Moro-Sibilot D, Enatsu S, Zimmermann A, Frimodt-Moller B, Visseren-Grul C, Reck M; RELAY Study Investigators
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Clinical prediction guides

Merchant N, Liu C
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2024 May 1;30(3):204-209. Epub 2024 Feb 7 doi: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000001054. PMID: 38323933
Fernandez Elviro C, Longcroft-Harris B, Allin E, Leache L, Woo K, Bone JN, Pawliuk C, Tarabishi J, Carwana M, Wright M, Nama N; InsightScope Team
Chest 2023 Nov;164(5):1125-1138. Epub 2023 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.06.010. PMID: 37463660
Bobbio A, Bouam S, Frenkiel J, Zarca K, Fournel L, Canny E, Icard P, Porcher R, Alifano M
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JAMA Pediatr 2020 Apr 1;174(4):332-340. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.5863. PMID: 32011642Free PMC Article
Redden MD, Chin TY, van Driel ML
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Mar 17;3(3):CD010651. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010651.pub2. PMID: 28304084Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Fernandez Elviro C, Longcroft-Harris B, Allin E, Leache L, Woo K, Bone JN, Pawliuk C, Tarabishi J, Carwana M, Wright M, Nama N; InsightScope Team
Chest 2023 Nov;164(5):1125-1138. Epub 2023 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.06.010. PMID: 37463660
Mondoni M, Saderi L, Trogu F, Terraneo S, Carlucci P, Ghelma F, Centanni S, Sotgiu G
BMC Pulm Med 2021 Apr 20;21(1):127. doi: 10.1186/s12890-021-01492-9. PMID: 33879116Free PMC Article
Altmann ES, Crossingham I, Wilson S, Davies HR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Oct 30;2019(10) doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002312.pub4. PMID: 31684683Free PMC Article
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Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Mar 17;3(3):CD010651. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010651.pub2. PMID: 28304084Free PMC Article
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