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Tuberculous empyema

MedGen UID:
4929
•Concept ID:
C0014014
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Empyema, Pleural, Tuberculous; Empyema, Tuberculous; Empyemas, Tuberculous; Tuberculous Empyema; Tuberculous Empyemas
SNOMED CT: Tuberculous pleural empyema (14527007); Tuberculous empyema (14527007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005999

Definition

An empyema resulting from infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Role of medical Thoracoscopy in the Management of Multiloculated Empyema.
Sumalani KK, Rizvi NA, Asghar A
BMC Pulm Med 2018 Nov 29;18(1):179. doi: 10.1186/s12890-018-0745-y. PMID: 30486876Free PMC Article
Characteristics and factors associated with treatment delay in pleural tuberculosis.
Zhang W, Han C, Wang MS, He Y
QJM 2018 Nov 1;111(11):779-783. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcy167. PMID: 30053223
Management of tuberculous empyema.
Al-Kattan KM
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 Mar;17(3):251-4. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(99)00370-x. PMID: 10758384

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

CAUSES OF SUPERINFECTIONS: DEADLY BACTERIA OF TUBERCULOSIS.
Koshak YF, Benedykt VV, Prodan AM, Dzhyvak VG, Nikitina IM
Wiad Lek 2022;75(11 pt 2):2817-2825. doi: 10.36740/WLek202211216. PMID: 36591773
Internal thoracic lymphadenopathy and pulmonary tuberculosis.
Bernheim A, Kempker RR, Hernandez-Romieu AC, Schechter MC, Little BP
Clin Imaging 2020 Nov;67:11-14. Epub 2020 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.04.033. PMID: 32497996
Risk factors for tuberculous empyema in pleural tuberculosis patients.
Wen P, Wei M, Han C, He Y, Wang MS
Sci Rep 2019 Dec 20;9(1):19569. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-56140-4. PMID: 31863026Free PMC Article
Pleural tuberculosis.
Chakrabarti B, Davies PD
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2006 Mar;65(1):26-33. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2006.582. PMID: 16700190
Tuberculous empyema.
Bai KJ, Wu IH, Yu MC, Chiang IH, Chiang CY, Lin TP, Lee YC, Luh KT
Respirology 1998 Dec;3(4):261-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.1998.tb00132.x. PMID: 10201053

Diagnosis

Pleural tuberculosis.
Chakrabarti B, Davies PD
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2006 Mar;65(1):26-33. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2006.582. PMID: 16700190
Tuberculous empyema.
Sahn SA, Iseman MD
Semin Respir Infect 1999 Mar;14(1):82-7. PMID: 10197400
Tuberculous empyema.
Bai KJ, Wu IH, Yu MC, Chiang IH, Chiang CY, Lin TP, Lee YC, Luh KT
Respirology 1998 Dec;3(4):261-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.1998.tb00132.x. PMID: 10201053
Pleural tuberculosis.
Ferrer J
Eur Respir J 1997 Apr;10(4):942-7. PMID: 9150338
Thoracoplasty.
Barker WL
Chest Surg Clin N Am 1994 Aug;4(3):593-615. PMID: 7953486

Therapy

Tuberculous empyema necessitatis.
Pannu AK, Singh AK
QJM 2019 Sep 1;112(9):707-708. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcz060. PMID: 30847490
Pleural tuberculosis.
Chakrabarti B, Davies PD
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2006 Mar;65(1):26-33. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2006.582. PMID: 16700190
Tuberculous empyema.
Bai KJ, Wu IH, Yu MC, Chiang IH, Chiang CY, Lin TP, Lee YC, Luh KT
Respirology 1998 Dec;3(4):261-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.1998.tb00132.x. PMID: 10201053
Pleural tuberculosis.
Ferrer J
Eur Respir J 1997 Apr;10(4):942-7. PMID: 9150338
Thoracoplasty.
Barker WL
Chest Surg Clin N Am 1994 Aug;4(3):593-615. PMID: 7953486

Prognosis

A nomogram to predict residual cavity formation after thoracoscopic decortication in chronic tuberculous empyema.
Zhu P, Xu X, Ye B, Yu G, Fang L, Yu W, Zhong F, Qiu X, Yang X
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2022 May 2;34(5):760-767. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivac011. PMID: 35147676Free PMC Article
Thoracoscopic Decortication of Stage III Tuberculous Empyema Is Effective and Safe in Selected Cases.
Kumar A, Asaf BB, Lingaraju VC, Yendamuri S, Pulle MV, Sood J
Ann Thorac Surg 2017 Nov;104(5):1688-1694. Epub 2017 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.06.038. PMID: 28964422
Pleural tuberculosis.
Chakrabarti B, Davies PD
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2006 Mar;65(1):26-33. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2006.582. PMID: 16700190
Chronic tuberculous empyema: relationships between preoperative CT findings and postoperative improvement measured by pulmonary function testing.
Kim DJ, Im JG, Goo JM, Lee HJ, You SY, Song JW
Clin Radiol 2005 Apr;60(4):503-7. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2004.09.010. PMID: 15767108
Tuberculous empyema.
Bai KJ, Wu IH, Yu MC, Chiang IH, Chiang CY, Lin TP, Lee YC, Luh KT
Respirology 1998 Dec;3(4):261-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.1998.tb00132.x. PMID: 10201053

Clinical prediction guides

CAUSES OF SUPERINFECTIONS: DEADLY BACTERIA OF TUBERCULOSIS.
Koshak YF, Benedykt VV, Prodan AM, Dzhyvak VG, Nikitina IM
Wiad Lek 2022;75(11 pt 2):2817-2825. doi: 10.36740/WLek202211216. PMID: 36591773
The efficacy and safety of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery on the treatment for stage II-III tuberculous empyema: a single-arm clinical retrospective study from 2016 to 2021 in a thoracic surgery center in China.
Sun W, Yin G, Cai H, Zhou Y, Gu J, Chen S, Fan L
BMC Pulm Med 2022 Nov 3;22(1):398. doi: 10.1186/s12890-022-02182-w. PMID: 36329427Free PMC Article
Internal thoracic lymphadenopathy and pulmonary tuberculosis.
Bernheim A, Kempker RR, Hernandez-Romieu AC, Schechter MC, Little BP
Clin Imaging 2020 Nov;67:11-14. Epub 2020 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.04.033. PMID: 32497996
The microbiology of pleural infection in adults: a systematic review.
Hassan M, Cargill T, Harriss E, Asciak R, Mercer RM, Bedawi EO, McCracken DJ, Psallidas I, Corcoran JP, Rahman NM
Eur Respir J 2019 Sep;54(3) Epub 2019 Oct 1 doi: 10.1183/13993003.00542-2019. PMID: 31248959
Review of one hundred cases of empyema thoracis.
Gupta SK, Kishan J, Singh SP
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1989 Jan-Mar;31(1):15-20. PMID: 2680931

Recent systematic reviews

The microbiology of pleural infection in adults: a systematic review.
Hassan M, Cargill T, Harriss E, Asciak R, Mercer RM, Bedawi EO, McCracken DJ, Psallidas I, Corcoran JP, Rahman NM
Eur Respir J 2019 Sep;54(3) Epub 2019 Oct 1 doi: 10.1183/13993003.00542-2019. PMID: 31248959

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