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

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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