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Empyema Thoracis in a Patient Admitted with COVID-19: A Case Report Authors

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creativeworkseries.issnJNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X
dc.contributor.authorBasnet, Angela
dc.contributor.authorChaulagain, Sabin
dc.contributor.authorThapa, Ashok
dc.contributor.authorKhadka, Manita
dc.contributor.authorKhadka, Manoj
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Dhan Bahadur
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-12T05:22:49Z
dc.date.available2026-02-12T05:22:49Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionAngela Basnet Department of Internal Medicine, Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital, Banepa, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0760-6510 Sabin Chaulagain Department of Internal Medicine, Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital, Banepa, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3133-9640 Ashok Thapa Department of Internal Medicine, Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital, Banepa, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal Manita Khadka Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9263-2598 Manoj Khadka Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0449-9254 Dhan Bahadur Shrestha Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8121-083X
dc.description.abstractAbstract: After almost a year of declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic, unusual presentations of the disease continue to be reported. Very little is known about its association with pleural disease. Here, we present a case of empyema thoracis in a 39-year-old male admitted with COVID-19. The pleural fluid later turned serosanguinous and eventually bleeding from other sites also occurred. During his treatment, antibiotics were given, thoracocentesis was performed and later thoracotomy was done. He died on the 19th day of admission following a hemorrhagic stroke. Pleural disease, although considered atypical and unusual presentation of COVID-19, needs careful and prompt diagnosis and earliest intervention. COVID-19, being a disease that involves multiple systems, and presentation of the disease may eventually lead to circulatory dysfunction and hence should be kept under consideration.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.6473
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/4710
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNepal Medical Association
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectempyema
dc.subjectpleural
dc.titleEmpyema Thoracis in a Patient Admitted with COVID-19: A Case Report Authors
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local.article.typeCase Report
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