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Empiema
Tratamiento:
El propósito del tratamiento es extraer la acumulación de pus del pulmón y curar la infección, para lo cual se prescriben antibióticos que controlen esta última. El médico coloca una sonda pleural para drenar completamente el pus y puede ser necesario que un cirujano lleve a cabo un procedimiento para despegar el revestimiento del pulmón (decorticación) si éste no se expande adecuadamente.
Expectativas (pronóstico):
Generalmente, el empiema no produce un daño pulmonar permanente.
Complicaciones:
Una posible complicación es el engrosamiento de la pleura.
Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:
Se debe buscar asistencia médica si se presentan sÃntomas de empiema.
Referencias:
Mason RJ, Broaddus VC, Murray JF, Nadel JA. Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine . 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2005.
Ahmed RA, Marrie TJ, Huang JQ. Thoracic empyema in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Am J Med . October 2006;119:877-883.
Qureshi NR, Gleeson FV. Imaging of Pleural Disease. Clin Chest Med . June 2006;27:193-213.
- Fecha de revisión: 3/1/2007
- Versión en inglés revisada por: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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