Case Report of Esophageal Rupture, Empyema, and Aortic Dissection Potentially Caused by Severe Vomiting

Abstract. Both empyema and type A aortic dissection are life-threatening conditions. The combination, though rare, can cause serious complications and death. There have been rare cases of empyema caused by a co-infection with a Gram-positive bacterium, Granulicatella adiacens, which is difficult to...

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Main Authors: Jiawen Huang, Chengfeng Huang, Zhaoming Lin, Huanan Liu, Xiaoshen Zhang, Tianyu Xu, Xiaoxia Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2022-06-01
Series:Cardiology Discovery
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CD9.0000000000000046
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