Empyema necessitatis due to Citrobacter freundii: Case report

Empyema necessitatis due to Actinomyces odontolyticus.

Empyema necessitatis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: case report and review of the literature.

Empyema necessitatis is a rare complication of empyema in which the pleural infection spreads outside of the pleural space to involve the soft tissues of the chest wall. Most cases of empyema necessitatis are related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and, less commonly, to Actinomyces spp. and Streptococcus spp. Staphylococcus aureus has rarely been reported as the causative agent of empyema necess...

Empyema Necessitatis Following Closed Intrapleural Pneumonolysis with a Case Report

A case of empyema necessitatis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus

Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) have emerged as an important pathogen in lung infection. NTM infection is rarely accompanied by pleural involvement, and empyema necessitatis caused by NTM is very uncommon. We report a very rare case of Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease with empyema accompanied by empyema necessitatis. The patient was successfully treated by percutaneous tube drainag...

Subdural Empyema Due to Lactococcus lactis cremoris: Case Report

Lactococcus lactis cremoris (L. lactis cremoris) infections are very rare in humans. Only three case reports of brain abscess have been reported and the infectious routes and pathological features are still unknown. We experienced a subdural empyema due to L. lactis cremoris in an immunocompetent adult. A 33-year-old man was admitted with fever, right facial pain, left hemiparesis, and left hem...