Il versamento parapneumonico e l’empiema pleurico

  • Gian Franco Tassi
  • Gian Pietro Marchetti
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Il versamento parapneumonico e l’empiema sono un problema clinico rilevante, sia per la loro elevata incidenza che per la tuttora significativa mortalità [1, 2]. Sono infatti ancora oggi frequenti alcuni fattori di rischio per la loro insorgenza, come l’etilismo, il diabete, la scarsa igiene orale, il reflusso gastro-esofageo e la tossicodipendenza [2, 3]. é perÒ anche noto che in un terzo circa dei casi non è possibile identificarne alcuno [2].

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Gian Franco Tassi
    • 1
  • Gian Pietro Marchetti
    • 1
  1. 1.Divisione di PneumologiaSpedali CiviliBrescia

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