pyothorax


empyema

 [em″pi-e´mah] 1. abscess.2. a pleural effusion containing pus; it occurs as an occasional complication of pleurisy or some other respiratory disease. Symptoms include dyspnea, coughing, chest pain on one side, malaise, and fever. thoracentesis may be done to confirm the diagnosis and determine the specific causative organism. Called also pyothorax and purulent or suppurative pleurisy (see pleurisy).

py·o·tho·rax

(pī'ō-thō'raks), Empyema in a pleural cavity.

py·o·tho·rax

(pī'ō-thōr'aks) Empyema in a pleural cavity.