Postpneumonectomy empyema due to Neisseria mucosa.
N. mucosa, a normal inhabitant of the oropharynx, rarely causes serious infection. We report a case of empyema caused by N. mucosa which was diagnosed a year after pneumonectomy.
D004653:Empyema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009343:Neisseria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications