Citation
S. Palaniappan et al., Empyema of lung associated with streptococcus milleri infection, SCOT MED J, 45(5), 2000, pp. 153-154
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
SCOTTISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00369330
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Volume
45
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
153 - 154
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-9330(200010)45:5<153:EOLAWS>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Empyema of the lung is a very serious illness which must be detected quickl
y and treated aggressively. We report an unusual case of empyema of the lun
g associated with a boating accident while the patient was fishing in a sea
loch off the west coast of Scotland.