title: [Trichomonas in pleural empyema].
abstract: Trichomonas sp. was found in a patient with empyema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This is a uncommon finding. A wet mount of pleural fluid is recommended to be observed by light microscopy.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Santo Tomás.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Carrasco
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andrade-Alegre
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: de Sandoya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014244:Trichomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology