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Empyema

 
 
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Disease relevance of Empyema

 

High impact information on Empyema

 

Chemical compound and disease context of Empyema

 

Biological context of Empyema

 

Anatomical context of Empyema

  • There was a significant correlation between IL-8 levels and the total numbers of neutrophils in empyema fluids (r = 0.80) [6].
  • VEGF levels were also significantly raised compared with transudates (median 36.5 pg/ml) in empyema (4651 pg/ml (95% CI 833 to 10 000), p<0.001) and parainfectious effusions (360 pg/ml (95% CI 46 to 597), p<0.005) [18].
  • Calculi were found in six ureters and neoplasms in five; ureteritis cystica developed in one, infection secondary to vesicoureteral reflux in one, and empyema proximal to an obstructed ectopic ureteral orifice in another [19].
  • An Indium-111-labeled leukocyte scan was also performed in this patient and demonstrated abnormal uptake in the empyema [20].
  • In tuberculosis, empyema and rheumatoid arthritis ADA activity was significantly higher in pleural fluid than in serum, indicating a local synthesis of ADA by cells within the pleural cavity in these diseases [21].
 

Gene context of Empyema

  • Compared to noncomplicated PPE, complicated PPE/empyema had significantly higher levels of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-8 and MIP-1beta [22].
  • Among exudates, tuberculous, empyema and complicated parapneumonic effusions demonstrated higher pleural PAI levels than malignant effusions, whereas t-PA was lowest in empyema and complicated parapneumonic pleural effusions [23].
  • The study revealed that TFPI was present in transudates from patients with CHF and exudative pleural effusions from patients with pneumonia, empyema or pleural carcinoma [24].
  • A negative association found between t-PA and both IL-8 and polymorphonuclear elastase in exudative effusions was strongest in empyema and complicated parapneumonic effusions [23].
  • Our results also indicate that the high levels of IL-8 and G-CSF in empyema may indirectly explain the elevated levels of defensins by increasing the number of neutrophils in the pleural space [25].
 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Empyema

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