Empyema caused by Prevotella bivia complicating an unusual case of spontaneous chylothorax.
Spontaneous chylothorax is rare in adults. We present an unusual case that was complicated by Prevotella bivia empyema. Full recovery was achieved with chest tube drainage and prompt treatment with intravenous clindamycin.
Pulmonary Medicine Department, Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Alessandro
A
Di Marco Berardino
Riccardo
R
Inchingolo
Andrea
A
Smargiassi
Antonina
A
Re
Riccardo
R
Torelli
Barbara
B
Fiori
Tiziana
T
d'Inzeo
Giuseppe Maria
GM
Corbo
Salvatore
S
Valente
Maurizio
M
Sanguinetti
Teresa
T
Spanu
D061605:Administration, Intravenous; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016866:Bacteroidaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage; D004653:Empyema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018720:Prevotella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002981:Clindamycin