Radiological appearance of empyema
Chest radiography in patients with empyema has the following characteristics:
- empyemata are generally posterior and lateral, above the diaphragm
- initially the radiographic appearance is identical to that of pleural effusion
- later the fluid may become loculated
Reference
- Shen KR, Bribriesco A, Crabtree T, et al. The American Association for Thoracic Surgery consensus guidelines for the management of empyema. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Jun;153(6):e129-46.
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