title: Empyema necessitatis due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Sen
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: jeanshioshin168@yahoo.com.tw.
authors.forename: Shio-Shin
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Jean
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kuan-Jen
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.affiliation: Departments of Emergency and Critical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chin-Wang
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Departments of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ray-Jade
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D004654:Empyema, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents