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11223737

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
Empyemas are usually of infectious origin. Noninfectious causes of empyema may be a considerable diagnostic challenge, as exemplified in the present case report. A 21-year-old male presented with high fever, sore throat and myalgias of 1 week duration. In the following days, bilateral pleural effusions developed, with cellular counts in the pleural fluid up to 117 x 10(9)/liter (98% neutrophils). Despite institution of empiric antibiotic therapy, spiking fever continued. All culture studies resulted in being negative. Following the report of a serum ferritin concentration of 6,975 microg/l, adult-onset Still's disease was diagnosed and successfully treated with anti-inflammatory drugs. This case adds adult-onset Still's disease to the list of noninfectious causes of empyema and underlies the value of measuring serum ferritin as a diagnostic tool.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0025-7931
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
68
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
88-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Bilateral empyema caused by adult-onset Still's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinica di Medicina Interna, DPMSC, Università degli Studi, Udine, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't