Pleural effusions complicate up to 57% of bacterial pneumonias. They vary in severity, ranging from uncomplicated effusions to empyema. Some require only antibiotics and observation, while others ...

For most children with complicated pneumonia, a less aggressive treatment approach is favored for those with small or moderate pleural effusions, according to updated guidance. The Infectious Diseases ...

A 36-year-old male with no known comorbidities and a history of fever and productive cough for 12 months was subjected to several treatments for community-acquired pneumonia, without success and with ...

BACKGROUND Thoracentesis and antibiotics remain the cornerstones of treatment in stage I empyema. The management of disease progression or late presentation is controversial. Open thoracotomy and ...

A 58-year-old man presented to our outpatient clinic with a 5-month history of weight loss (total weight lost, 18 kg). In the last two months, he also had a progressive cough and dyspnea, accompanied ...

Over 141,000 people are receiving financial support through Personal Independence Payment for over 20 respiratory conditions.

Exposure to asbestos can lead to the development of several diseases that affect the pleura, a membrane that lines the lungs and chest. Pleural diseases (like pleural mesothelioma, effusions, plaques, ...

Background Pleural infection remains common with an increasing incidence. It is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Despite chest tube drainage and antibiotic therapy up to 30% of patients ...

1 Oxford Pleural Disease Unit, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine and University of Oxford, Oxford, UK 2 Centre for Respiratory Research, University College London, London, UK Dr Robert J O Davies ...