Tuberculous Empyema

Empyema due to MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS.

Also Known As:

Empyema, Tuberculous; Empyemas, Tuberculous; Tuberculous Empyemas; Empyema, Pleural, Tuberculous

Networked: 143 relevant articles (3 outcomes, 3 trials/studies)

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Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Empyema
2.	Suppuration
3.	Tuberculosis (Tuberculoses)
4.	Pulmonary Tuberculosis
5.	Pleurisy (Pleuritis)

Experts

1.	Dantis, Klein: 1 article (07/2022)
2.	Kumar Dewan, Ravindra: 1 article (07/2022)
3.	Abid, Ambreen: 1 article (01/2021)
4.	Ahmad, Tanveer: 1 article (01/2021)
5.	Ali, Nadir: 1 article (01/2021)
6.	Mazcuri, Misauq: 1 article (01/2021)
7.	Nasreen, Shagufta: 1 article (01/2021)
8.	Sikander, Nazish: 1 article (01/2021)
9.	Thapaliya, Pratikshya: 1 article (01/2021)
10.	Asaf, Belal Bin: 1 article (11/2020)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Tuberculous Empyema:

1.	Streptokinase FDA Link 07/01/2003 - "There is a need for randomised trials of intrapleural streptokinase treatment in tuberculous empyema." 08/01/1959 - "[Streptokinase-streptodornase in the treatment of thoracic tuberculous empyema: report on 4 cases]." 04/01/1952 - "Tuberculous empyema treated with streptokinase-streptodornase: report of a case with cure."
2.	N 30IBA 01/01/2007 - "Clinical studies were conducted in the treatment of patients with tuberculous empyema (n = 25) and those with endobronchial pathology of tuberculosis and comorbid genesis (n = 30). "
3.	Streptomycin (Streptomycin Sulfate)FDA Link 06/01/1950 - "Streptomycin plus alkalinization of the pleural cavity in the treatment of tuberculous empyema." 01/01/1948 - "Streptomycin in the tuberculous empyema." 01/01/1948 - "Streptomycin in the treatment of tuberculous empyema." 03/01/1996 - "[Streptomycin and alkalinization in the therapy of tuberculous empyema]." 06/01/1950 - "Thoracoplasty and streptomycin in the treatment of tuberculous empyema."
4.	Isoniazid (Ftivazide)FDA LinkGeneric 07/01/1956 - "[Medical treatment of pleural tuberculous empyema with isoniazid]." 06/01/1955 - "Intrapleural administration of isoniazid in tuberculous empyema; concentration in serum and pleural fluid." 06/28/1954 - "[Treatment for tuberculous empyema with isonicotinic acid hydrazide]." 01/01/1954 - "[Treatment of tuberculous empyema with local instillations of isoniazid]." 01/01/1954 - "[Local treatment of the tuberculous empyema with isonicotinic acid hydrazide]."
5.	Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)IBA 11/08/1953 - "[Local antibiotic therapy of tuberculous empyema]." 04/15/2018 - "We wish to highlight the importance of being aware that Salmonella spp. can cause empyema in cases suffering from chronic tuberculous empyema; moreover, despite the successful completion of treatment with antibacterial agents, periodical follow-up is mandatory in such cases." 04/15/2018 - "houtenae-induced empyema complicated with chronic tuberculous empyema, which was successfully treated by antibacterial agents alone. " 11/01/1952 - "[Selective antibiotic therapy of tuberculous empyema complicated by suppurative superinfection]." 07/01/2002 - "We describe a 22-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who had tuberculous empyema necessitatis and was successfully treated with surgical debridement and antibiotic therapy."
6.	AcidsIBA 05/01/1951 - "[Local treatment of tuberculous empyema with paraaminosalicylic acid]." 10/01/1994 - "Other indications for surgery included tuberculosis cavity with aspergilloma, localized cavity or anatomic residue with a positive acid fast bacilli smear, complications with altered anatomy secondary to tuberculosis and chronic tuberculous empyema. " 12/01/1949 - "[Treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculous empyema with paraminosalicylic acid]." 08/01/2022 - ": AFB, acid-fast bacilli; E, ethambutol; EPTB, extra-pulmonary TB; H, isoniazid; HIC, high-income countries; LMIC, low- and middle-income countries; MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; PTB, pulmonary TB; R, rifampicin; RT, real time; TB, tuberculosis; TE, tuberculous empyema; Z, pyrazinamide."
7.	ThiosemicarbazonesIBA 03/01/1952 - "[Para-succinylaminobenzaldehyde thiosemicarbazone in the treatment of tuberculous empyema]." 12/01/1951 - "Local thiosemicarbazone therapy in tuberculous empyema." 08/11/1950 - "[Thiosemicarbazone therapy of tuberculous empyema]."
8.	Rifampin (Rifampicin)FDA LinkGeneric 01/01/2022 - "Evaluation of thoracic surgery as a treatment approach in patients with rifampin-resistant chronic tuberculous empyema." 10/01/2003 - "Rifampicin induced pneumonitis or bronchogenic spread of tuberculous empyema through a bronchopleural fistula?" 08/01/2022 - ": AFB, acid-fast bacilli; E, ethambutol; EPTB, extra-pulmonary TB; H, isoniazid; HIC, high-income countries; LMIC, low- and middle-income countries; MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; PTB, pulmonary TB; R, rifampicin; RT, real time; TB, tuberculosis; TE, tuberculous empyema; Z, pyrazinamide."
9.	Aminosalicylic Acid (Rezipas)FDA Link 07/01/1951 - "[Para-aminosalicylic acid in the treatment of tuberculous empyema]." 06/21/1950 - "[Treatment of tuberculous empyema and exudation with p-aminosalicylic acid]." 07/09/1949 - "Statistical note on the treatment of tuberculous empyema with p-aminosalicylic acid (PAS-Cilag)."
10.	EnzymesIBA 09/01/1954 - "[Treatment of tuberculous empyema with fibrinolytic enzymes]." 04/06/1953 - "[New compounds with enzyme activity in the cure of tuberculous empyema]." 01/01/1995 - "Mycobacterial antigens were identified by inhibition solid-phase enzyme immunoassay specific antibodies to M.H37Rv labelled with horse radish peroxidase in 20, 27, 24, 47 and 21 patients with tuberculous pleurisy, tuberculous empyema, meningitis, pleurisy and nontuberculous empyema, respectively. "

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Thoracoplasty 12/01/1980 - "[Chronic tuberculous empyema treated by an improved intrapleural thoracoplasty: clinical report of 77 cases (author's transl)]." 06/01/2015 - "Thoracoplasty is a historical procedure, initially devised for the treatment of refractory tuberculous empyema. " 11/01/1985 - "This case demonstrates a therapeutic program that was an effective alternative to decortication or thoracoplasty for tuberculous empyema in an irreducible pleural space." 12/01/1980 - "[Clinical analysis of 102 cases of chronic tuberculous empyema treated with modified Heller's thoracoplasty (author's transl)]." 03/01/1963 - "[On remote results of thoracoplasty in tuberculous empyema]."
2.	Thoracostomy 07/01/2022 - "Surgical outcomes and the factors affecting lung expansion following open window thoracostomy in chronic tuberculous empyema with destroyed lung." 03/01/2005 - "We report here our 13-year experience treating chronic tuberculous empyema by open window thoracostomy. " 06/01/2000 - "The Open Window Thoracostomy (OWT) surgical method find its origin in the treatment of chronic tuberculous empyemas, in the cases where the drainage alone not permitted a sufficient cleaning of pleural cavity. " 03/01/2005 - "[Evaluation of open window thoracostomy for chronic tuberculous empyema with broncho-pleural fistula; a retrospective analysis of 33 cases]." 03/01/2013 - "The effective management of chronic tuberculous empyema requires an evacuation of pus and a re-expansion of the lung or an obliteration of the empyema space such as closed thoracostomy, decortication, or open window thoracostomy (OWT) followed by intrathoracic muscular transposition (IMT). "
3.	Enhanced Recovery After Surgery 11/01/2020 - "Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols in tuberculous empyema surgery have the potential for improved outcomes, but have not been studied widely. " 11/01/2020 - "Implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol in patients undergoing surgery for tuberculous empyema is feasible and effective. " 07/01/2017 - "Outcomes after implementing the enhanced recovery after surgery protocol for patients undergoing tuberculous empyema operations."
4.	Therapeutics 07/01/1979 - "The pathologic study of pleural layers removed during operations has shown that prolonged therapy of tuberculous empyemas with non-specific chemical drugs fails to eliminate morphological signs of the specific process in the pleural layers." 11/28/2022 - "Tuberculous empyema: combined intrapleural therapy might be an alternative." 04/01/1959 - "[Surgical therapy of chronic tuberculous empyemas; review of national and foreign literature]." 01/01/1955 - "[Frequency and therapy of tuberculous empyema]." 01/01/1955 - "[Active non-surgical therapy of tuberculous empyema]."
5.	Pneumonectomy (Lung Volume Reduction) 05/01/2009 - "The indication for surgery was a single destroyed lung in 34 cases, an aspergilloma in 29 cases, tuberculous empyema in 14 and multidrug resistant TB in 5. The procedure undertaken was a pneumonectomy in 32 cases a pleurectomy and pneumonectomy in 45 cases and a completion pneumonectomy in 8 cases. " 11/01/1992 - "In conclusion, pneumonectomy is one of the radical operation for destroyed lung or chronic tuberculous empyema with low pulmonary function and complaints. " 11/01/1992 - "Fourteen patients underwent pneumonectomy for destroyed lung or tuberculous empyema at the Shimada Municipal Hospital from September 1980 to December 1985. " 11/01/1992 - "[Pneumonectomy for destroyed lung or chronic tuberculous empyema]." 04/01/1958 - "Some problems in extrapleural pneumonectomy for tuberculous empyema and destroyed lung."