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Postgrad Med J 2004;80:184 doi:10.1136/pgmj.2003.005355q
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A rare cause of empyema in a non-immunocompromised case and successful combined treatment

  1. D Karnak,
  2. D Köksal,
  3. S Beder,
  4. O Kayacan
  1. Department of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
  1. Correspondence to:
 Associate Professor Demet Karnak
 Department of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, Ankara University Medical School, 06100 Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey; karnakmedicine.ankara.edu.tr
  • Received 14 January 2003
  • Accepted 16 April 2003

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A 36 year old man was admitted to our hospital with a one month history of pleuritic chest pain on the left hemithorax, productive cough, and fever. He had no known medical problems or drug addiction except …

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