title: [Purulent pleurisy revealing an esophageal diverticulum].
abstract: We report a very rare case of a purulent pleurisy which was revealed to be caused by an oesophageal diverticulum. The pleuro-pulmonary infection probably followed the inhalation of septic material which refluxed from an oesophageal diverticulum into the trachea. This was suggested by a barium swallow which showed the transit of the barium into the trachea during swallowing movements.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Cardiovasculaire et Pneumologique Louis-Pradel, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pouchelle
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Martinat
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Cordier
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D013492:Suppuration
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001466:Barium Sulfate
vernacular_title: Pleurésie purulente révélatrice d'un diverticule de l'oesophage.