title: Empyema caused by Clostridium difficile.
abstract: Extraintestinal infections of Clostridium difficile are rare and often associated with underlying disorders. A case of empyema caused by aspiration of C difficile in a patient with carcinoid syndrome and C difficile colitis is described.
authors.affiliation: University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Gibb
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gill