A challenging case of spontaneous bacterial empyema in a cirrhotic patient
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DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2019.1634409
Abstract: Spontaneous Bacterial Empyema (SBEM) is distinguished as a primary infection of pre-existing hepatic hydrothorax in the absence of cardiopulmonary or pleural disease. It is an under-recognized complication of cirrhosis and is associated with high morbidity… read more here.
Keywords: bacterial empyema; empyema cirrhotic; spontaneous bacterial; case spontaneous ... See more keywords
A difficult pleural effusion in a cirrhotic patient
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DOI: 10.1183/20734735.0049-2020
Abstract: A 61-year-old male presented to medical ambulatory care (MAC) with 2-week history of progressive exertional dyspnoea and dry cough. He denied haemoptysis, constitutional symptoms or diurnal variation. He was a nonsmoker. read more here.
Keywords: effusion cirrhotic; cirrhotic patient; difficult pleural; pleural effusion ... See more keywords
Tegumentary leishmaniasis mimicking visceralization in a cirrhotic patient: atypical cutaneous lesions and local immunological features
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DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0380-2019
Abstract: Abstract Tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) diagnosis is challenging due to the lack of a gold standard diagnostic tool. The diagnosis is significantly harder in regions where visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is also prevalent since immunological tests may… read more here.
Keywords: leishmaniasis; atypical cutaneous; cutaneous lesions; cirrhotic patient ... See more keywords