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On examination, the following findings may be seen:<ref name="pmid27180228">{{cite journal| author=Atay S, Banki F, Floyd C| title=Empyema necessitans caused by actinomycosis: A case report. | journal=Int J Surg Case Rep | year= 2016 | volume= 23 | issue= | pages= 182-5 | pmid=27180228 | doi=10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.04.005 | pmc=5022073 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27180228 }} </ref><ref name="pmid24326441">{{cite journal| author=Gomes MM, Alves M, Correia JB, Santos L| title=Empyema necessitans: very late complication of pulmonary tuberculosis. | journal=BMJ Case Rep | year= 2013 | volume= 2013 | issue= | pages= | pmid=24326441 | doi=10.1136/bcr-2013-202072 | pmc=3863066 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24326441 }} </ref><ref name="pmid21619994">{{cite journal| author=Kuan YC, How SH, Yeen WC, Ng TH, Fauzi AR| title=Empyema thoracis complicated by pneumothorax necessitans manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings. | journal=Ann Thorac Surg | year= 2011 | volume= 91 | issue= 6 | pages= 1969-71 | pmid=21619994 | doi=10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.11.075 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21619994 }} </ref> | On examination, the following findings may be seen:<ref name="pmid27180228">{{cite journal| author=Atay S, Banki F, Floyd C| title=Empyema necessitans caused by actinomycosis: A case report. | journal=Int J Surg Case Rep | year= 2016 | volume= 23 | issue= | pages= 182-5 | pmid=27180228 | doi=10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.04.005 | pmc=5022073 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27180228 }} </ref><ref name="pmid24326441">{{cite journal| author=Gomes MM, Alves M, Correia JB, Santos L| title=Empyema necessitans: very late complication of pulmonary tuberculosis. | journal=BMJ Case Rep | year= 2013 | volume= 2013 | issue= | pages= | pmid=24326441 | doi=10.1136/bcr-2013-202072 | pmc=3863066 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24326441 }} </ref><ref name="pmid21619994">{{cite journal| author=Kuan YC, How SH, Yeen WC, Ng TH, Fauzi AR| title=Empyema thoracis complicated by pneumothorax necessitans manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings. | journal=Ann Thorac Surg | year= 2011 | volume= 91 | issue= 6 | pages= 1969-71 | pmid=21619994 | doi=10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.11.075 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21619994 }} </ref> | ||
*Lateral chest wall swelling and tenderness. | *Lateral chest wall swelling and tenderness. | ||
*[[Clubbing]] of the fingernails | *[[Clubbing]] of the fingernails | ||
*Dull percussion note | *Dull percussion note | ||
*Reduced breath sounds on the affected side of the chest. | *Reduced breath sounds on the affected side of the chest. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Physical Examination
On examination, the following findings may be seen:[1][2][3]
- Lateral chest wall swelling and tenderness.
- Clubbing of the fingernails
- Dull percussion note
- Reduced breath sounds on the affected side of the chest.
References
- ↑ Atay S, Banki F, Floyd C (2016). "Empyema necessitans caused by actinomycosis: A case report". Int J Surg Case Rep. 23: 182–5. doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.04.005. PMC 5022073. PMID 27180228.
- ↑ Gomes MM, Alves M, Correia JB, Santos L (2013). "Empyema necessitans: very late complication of pulmonary tuberculosis". BMJ Case Rep. 2013. doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-202072. PMC 3863066. PMID 24326441.
- ↑ Kuan YC, How SH, Yeen WC, Ng TH, Fauzi AR (2011). "Empyema thoracis complicated by pneumothorax necessitans manifesting as lobulated, localized subcutaneous emphysematous swellings". Ann Thorac Surg. 91 (6): 1969–71. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.11.075. PMID 21619994.