title: Streptococcal sepsis and death caused by empyema.
abstract: A case is presented of a young man who complained of pain in the pectoral area secondary to empyema, which was not recognized. The patient subsequently died of Streptococcal sepsis. Empyema of the thorax is a well known suppurative disease of the chest. The incidence of empyema has declined dramatically since the advent of antibiotics. It is rarely encountered in the modern emergency department.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies; D004653:Empyema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality