title: A case of empyema necessitatis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus.
abstract: Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) have emerged as an important pathogen in lung infection. NTM infection is rarely accompanied by pleural involvement, and empyema necessitatis caused by NTM is very uncommon. We report a very rare case of Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease with empyema accompanied by empyema necessitatis. The patient was successfully treated by percutaneous tube drainage of the empyema and empyema necessitatis with aggressive antibiotics treatment and surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Pungnap-Dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Wook
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Wook
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Pungnap-Dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yoonki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Pungnap-Dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Sun
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Shim
keywords: Empyema; Empyema necessitatis; Mycobacterium abscessus