EMPYEMA AS A COMPLICATION OF BLAND PULMONARY INFARCTION: CONSIDERATION OF THE PROBLEM AND REPORT OF FIVE CASES
Authors: J C HARVEY, D C SABISTON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Article1 February 1954EMPYEMA AS A COMPLICATION OF BLAND PULMONARY INFARCTION: CONSIDERATION OF THE PROBLEM AND REPORT OF FIVE CASESJOHN COLLINS HARVEY, M.D., DAVID C. SABISTON, M.D.JOHN COLLINS HARVEY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID C. SABISTON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-40-2-285 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Excerpt"While simple infarcts caused by aseptic thrombosis or embolism may occasionally become infected by inhaled bacteria and go on to abscess formation, such an event is notable for its infrequency." This statement was made by Dr. J. Burns Amberson in the Thayer Lectures delivered at the Johns Hopkins University in 1953.1In a series of 550 cases of bland pulmonary infarction reported from the Mayo Clinic, pulmonary abscess occurred in 4.2 per cent and empyema in 1.1 per cent.2Although there are several reports in the literature of empyema following bland pulmonary infarction, the number is small.2, 3, 4, 5...Bibliography1. Amberson JB: Thayer Lectures, Johns Hopkins University, 1953. Google Scholar2. LevinKernohanMoersch LJWHJ: Pulmonary abscess secondary to bland pulmonary infarction, Dis. of Chest 14: 218, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. ParsonnetKaufmanKloskBernstein AEJGEA: Suppurative complications of bland pulmonary infarcts accompanying congestive heart failure, Am. J. Med. 1: 205, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SteinbergClarkde la Chapelle JEC: Suppurative pleuritis complicating pulmonary infarction in congestive heart failure, Am. J. M. Sc. 194: 610, 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Touroff A: Infrapulmonary empyema due to necrosis of an infarct treated by rib resection, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 57: 156, 1933. Google Scholar6. Rich AR: Personal communication, 1953. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Baltimore, Maryland*Received for publication July 17, 1953.From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCavitating lung infarction after bland pulmonary thromboembolism in patients with the adult respiratory distress syndrome.Clinical spectrum of septic pulmonary embolism and infarctionSurgical management of the patient with complications of pulmonary infarction due to nonseptic pulmonary emboliAseptic cavitary pulmonary infarctionPseudotumors due to pulmonary infarctionDie LungenembolieTHE VARIED CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM*HAROLD L. ISRAEL, M.D., F.A.C.P., FRANZ GOLDSTEIN, M.D. 1 February 1954Volume 40, Issue 2Page: 285-289KeywordsAbscessesBacteriaBurnsHospital medicineInfarctionPatientsSurgeryThrombosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...