From the Surgical Service of the Boston Children's Hospital. HENRY W. HUDSON, Jr., M.D. Hudson — Assistant in Surgery, Harvard Medical School. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue", ...

Empyema often co-occurs with pneumonia and refers to the presence of pus in the pleural space. There is a range of therapeutic options available for the management of empyema, the primary aim being to ...

In many developing countries, thousands unknowingly suffer from a life-threatening condition—pus collection inside the chest around the lungs, medically known as empyema thoracis. Due to lack of ...