Cholesterol empyema
Cholesterol empyema is still rare in clinical practice, and is mostly caused by improper treatment of tuberculous exudative pleurisy, prolonged course of the disease, resulting in long-term non-absorption of pus.
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Site of disease:
Chest -
Infectious :
Not contagious -
Frequent population:
All groups -
Related symptoms:
chest pain difficulty breathing chest tightness high plasma cholesterol level chest pain -
Concurrent disease: