A Model for Improving the Care Process in Major Outpatient and Short-Stay Surgeries
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empiema, tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, adulto.Abstract
Introduction: Empyema of necessity (or empyema necessitatis) is, at present, a rare finding, of which tuberculosis is the most common cause, especially in immunosuppressed patients.
Objective: To present a case of empyema of necessity as a complication of extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
Clinical case: 47-year-old female patient, without known history of disease, who was admitted due to pneumonia of the right base and, as a complication, an empyema of necessity of a tubercular nature. She was treated medically and surgically, and had a favorable evolution.
Conclusions: Knowledge of the epidemiology of the area where the patient was diagnosed, together with personalized medical care, contributed to a rapid diagnosis, as well as to the medical and surgical treatment provided according to the protocols established for extrapleural tuberculosis.
Keywords: empyema; tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; adult.Downloads
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