title: Pyothorax in nine dogs.
abstract: The results of treatment of pyothorax using systemic antibiotics, drainage, and lavage of the pleural space, are reported for 9 dogs. All 9 dogs recovered completely. In 8 of the 9 dogs the follow-up period was at least 6 months and in none was there a relapse. The results obtained with this treatment are excellent in comparison with the results that have been reported for treatment with systemic antibiotics and drainage of the pleural space but without lavage. Apart from the addition of pleural lavage to the treatment protocol, the better result might be because migrating plant related foreign bodies did not seem to play an important role in the pathogenesis of pyothorax in this group of dogs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Piek
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Robben
mesh_terms: D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D004322:Drainage / Q000662:veterinary; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010994:Pleura / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000662:veterinary; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008795:Metronidazole; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination