BACKGROUND Colopleural fistula is a rare condition,and only a limited number of cases have been reported.Here,we report a case of idiopathic colopleural fistula in an adult without any known predisposing factors.The p...BACKGROUND Colopleural fistula is a rare condition,and only a limited number of cases have been reported.Here,we report a case of idiopathic colopleural fistula in an adult without any known predisposing factors.The patient presented with a lung abscess and refractory empyema and was successfully treated with surgical resection.CASE SUMMARY A 47-year-old man with a history of lung tuberculosis,which had been completely cured 4 years ago,presented to our emergency department with a productive cough and fever for 3 d.Tracing his history,he had undergone left lower lobe segmentectomy of the left lung due to lung abscess one year ago at another hospital.However,he developed refractory empyema postoperatively despite surgical intervention including decortication and flap reconstruction.After admission,we reviewed his previous medical images and noted a fistula tract between the left pleural cavity and splenic flexure.In addition,according to his medical records,bacterial culture of the thoracic drainage showed growth of Escherichia coli and Bacteroides fragilis.Our lower gastrointestinal series and colonoscopy confirmed the diagnosis of colopleural fistula.The patient underwent a left hemicolectomy,splenectomy,and distal pancreatectomy,and the diaphragm was repaired under our care.No further empyema recurrence was noted during follow-up.CONCLUSION Indicative signs of colopleural fistula include refractory empyema accompanied by the growth of colonic flora in the pleural fluid.展开更多
Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint is a rare and serious infection. A delay in the diagnosis may lead to serious complications. The appropriate medical and surgical treatment is crucial to the outcome. Thi...Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint is a rare and serious infection. A delay in the diagnosis may lead to serious complications. The appropriate medical and surgical treatment is crucial to the outcome. This article aims to report our experience in the successful management of sternoclavicular joint infection complicated with a lung infection. The authors present an unusual case of sternoclavicular joint infection extending into lung parenchyma with lung abscess formation in a diabetic patient, with uncontrolled diabetes that was successfully treated. At revaluation, he was asymptomatic with no evidence of relapse. Although sternoclavicular joint infection is a rare condition we highlight the importance of clinician’s awareness for an early diagnosis and treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics and surgery.展开更多
Atrial arrhythmia is common in clinic. Recently, it was revealed that ectopic impulses originating in sleeve muscles around the orifices of pulmonary veins (PVs) were deemed to be one of the most important reasons tha...Atrial arrhythmia is common in clinic. Recently, it was revealed that ectopic impulses originating in sleeve muscles around the orifices of pulmonary veins (PVs) were deemed to be one of the most important reasons that trigger or drive atrial arrhythmia, which was called myocardial sleeve related arrhythmia. Electrical isolation by radiofrequency ablation is becoming highlight and proved to be an effective method for the arrhythmia. We report a 55-year-old man with paroxysmal atrial tachy-arrhythmias admitted for PV electrical isolation. An abscess was discovered in right inferior lung before the operation. The arrhythmia was disappeared after resection of the abscess. It implies that for such sufferer and recidivist after ablation, the factors outside the pulmonary veins should be excluded or treated as far as possible, especially before radiofrequency ablation therapy.展开更多
Background: Crizotinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of ALK, MET and ROS1. In a safety database trial, it was suggested an association of Crizotinib with the development of renal cyst in patients with non-small-cell ...Background: Crizotinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of ALK, MET and ROS1. In a safety database trial, it was suggested an association of Crizotinib with the development of renal cyst in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Aim: To report an uncommon side effect of Crizotinib in a patient with NSLC. Case Presentation: We report the case of a 68-year-old woman with NSCLC who developed bilateral progressive aseptic renal abscesses during Crizotinib treatment. Conclusion: Further studies may be necessary to determinate the risk of renal cyst development and the management of these complications.展开更多
Prostatic abscess is a rare entity with an incidence of 0.5% to 2.5% in all prostate diseases and usually occurs in the 5th and 6th decades of life with immunocompromised status,Prostatic abscess might be a process of...Prostatic abscess is a rare entity with an incidence of 0.5% to 2.5% in all prostate diseases and usually occurs in the 5th and 6th decades of life with immunocompromised status,Prostatic abscess might be a process of evolution from acute prostatitis,Klebsiella pneumoniae is the leading microorganism in the diabetic patients of prostatic abscess in Taiwan,A 60-year-old diabetic man,with a one-week history of acute bacterial prostatitis was reported in this study,presenting to the emergency department with sudden altered mental status,The abdominal computed tomographic scan demonstrated lobulated prostatic abscess and multiple septic pulmonary emboli with lung abscesses,Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid showed white blood cells of 10 771 counts/mm3 with segmented neutrophils of 99%,Cultures of blood,cerebrospinal fluid and sputum yielded Klebsiella pneumoniae,We concluded that computed tomographic scan can make a definite diagnosis of prostatic abscess associated with complications and management with empiric antibiotics and adequate drainage is suggested.展开更多
Thoracoplasty has been a useful procedure to control and cure recalcitrant lung lesions often as a last measure to treat pulmonary infections like post-?tubercular chronic empyema with fibrocavitary lesions and residu...Thoracoplasty has been a useful procedure to control and cure recalcitrant lung lesions often as a last measure to treat pulmonary infections like post-?tubercular chronic empyema with fibrocavitary lesions and residual pleural space infections after pulmonary resections. Long-standing empyemas with persistent discharge on drainage often respond poorly after decortication and?debridement alone due to non-expanding underlying lung tissue due to fibrotic changes. These cases often develop recurrent empyemas with sepsis with high morbidity and mortality. Similarly chronic space-occupying lung lesions with adjacent pulmonary damage and fibrosis leave a considerable residual space after surgery of these lesions and these persistent residual space leads to pleural space infections and empyema. In the presence of a large apical abscess and destruction of the apical pulmonary tissue forming a potential space confined by the bony thoracic cage and limited inferiorly by the rigid lining of the abscess, the cure and management of the chronic empyema especially the post-tubercular ones are particularly difficult. We address these cases in our series by performing partial thoracoplasty tailored to the site of the lesions in addition to other procedures. Partial thoracoplasty was found beneficial for selective cases of chronic empyema, obliteration of residual cavity after resectional surgery and management of the apical abscess.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Colopleural fistula is a rare condition,and only a limited number of cases have been reported.Here,we report a case of idiopathic colopleural fistula in an adult without any known predisposing factors.The patient presented with a lung abscess and refractory empyema and was successfully treated with surgical resection.CASE SUMMARY A 47-year-old man with a history of lung tuberculosis,which had been completely cured 4 years ago,presented to our emergency department with a productive cough and fever for 3 d.Tracing his history,he had undergone left lower lobe segmentectomy of the left lung due to lung abscess one year ago at another hospital.However,he developed refractory empyema postoperatively despite surgical intervention including decortication and flap reconstruction.After admission,we reviewed his previous medical images and noted a fistula tract between the left pleural cavity and splenic flexure.In addition,according to his medical records,bacterial culture of the thoracic drainage showed growth of Escherichia coli and Bacteroides fragilis.Our lower gastrointestinal series and colonoscopy confirmed the diagnosis of colopleural fistula.The patient underwent a left hemicolectomy,splenectomy,and distal pancreatectomy,and the diaphragm was repaired under our care.No further empyema recurrence was noted during follow-up.CONCLUSION Indicative signs of colopleural fistula include refractory empyema accompanied by the growth of colonic flora in the pleural fluid.
文摘Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint is a rare and serious infection. A delay in the diagnosis may lead to serious complications. The appropriate medical and surgical treatment is crucial to the outcome. This article aims to report our experience in the successful management of sternoclavicular joint infection complicated with a lung infection. The authors present an unusual case of sternoclavicular joint infection extending into lung parenchyma with lung abscess formation in a diabetic patient, with uncontrolled diabetes that was successfully treated. At revaluation, he was asymptomatic with no evidence of relapse. Although sternoclavicular joint infection is a rare condition we highlight the importance of clinician’s awareness for an early diagnosis and treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics and surgery.
文摘Atrial arrhythmia is common in clinic. Recently, it was revealed that ectopic impulses originating in sleeve muscles around the orifices of pulmonary veins (PVs) were deemed to be one of the most important reasons that trigger or drive atrial arrhythmia, which was called myocardial sleeve related arrhythmia. Electrical isolation by radiofrequency ablation is becoming highlight and proved to be an effective method for the arrhythmia. We report a 55-year-old man with paroxysmal atrial tachy-arrhythmias admitted for PV electrical isolation. An abscess was discovered in right inferior lung before the operation. The arrhythmia was disappeared after resection of the abscess. It implies that for such sufferer and recidivist after ablation, the factors outside the pulmonary veins should be excluded or treated as far as possible, especially before radiofrequency ablation therapy.
文摘Background: Crizotinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of ALK, MET and ROS1. In a safety database trial, it was suggested an association of Crizotinib with the development of renal cyst in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Aim: To report an uncommon side effect of Crizotinib in a patient with NSLC. Case Presentation: We report the case of a 68-year-old woman with NSCLC who developed bilateral progressive aseptic renal abscesses during Crizotinib treatment. Conclusion: Further studies may be necessary to determinate the risk of renal cyst development and the management of these complications.
文摘Prostatic abscess is a rare entity with an incidence of 0.5% to 2.5% in all prostate diseases and usually occurs in the 5th and 6th decades of life with immunocompromised status,Prostatic abscess might be a process of evolution from acute prostatitis,Klebsiella pneumoniae is the leading microorganism in the diabetic patients of prostatic abscess in Taiwan,A 60-year-old diabetic man,with a one-week history of acute bacterial prostatitis was reported in this study,presenting to the emergency department with sudden altered mental status,The abdominal computed tomographic scan demonstrated lobulated prostatic abscess and multiple septic pulmonary emboli with lung abscesses,Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid showed white blood cells of 10 771 counts/mm3 with segmented neutrophils of 99%,Cultures of blood,cerebrospinal fluid and sputum yielded Klebsiella pneumoniae,We concluded that computed tomographic scan can make a definite diagnosis of prostatic abscess associated with complications and management with empiric antibiotics and adequate drainage is suggested.
文摘Thoracoplasty has been a useful procedure to control and cure recalcitrant lung lesions often as a last measure to treat pulmonary infections like post-?tubercular chronic empyema with fibrocavitary lesions and residual pleural space infections after pulmonary resections. Long-standing empyemas with persistent discharge on drainage often respond poorly after decortication and?debridement alone due to non-expanding underlying lung tissue due to fibrotic changes. These cases often develop recurrent empyemas with sepsis with high morbidity and mortality. Similarly chronic space-occupying lung lesions with adjacent pulmonary damage and fibrosis leave a considerable residual space after surgery of these lesions and these persistent residual space leads to pleural space infections and empyema. In the presence of a large apical abscess and destruction of the apical pulmonary tissue forming a potential space confined by the bony thoracic cage and limited inferiorly by the rigid lining of the abscess, the cure and management of the chronic empyema especially the post-tubercular ones are particularly difficult. We address these cases in our series by performing partial thoracoplasty tailored to the site of the lesions in addition to other procedures. Partial thoracoplasty was found beneficial for selective cases of chronic empyema, obliteration of residual cavity after resectional surgery and management of the apical abscess.
