Hosein Firoozi

Neonatologist, Department of Pediatrics, Ramsar Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.

[ 1 ] - The Survey of Pediatric Pleural Empyema in North of Iran (from 2004 to 2016)

Background: Pleural empyema is a collection of purulent exudate between the lungs and the chest wall. Despite the importance of the disease in children, no study has investigated it in Mazandaran province, Iran. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and its outcome in children referring to hospitals of Mazandaran during 12 years. Ma...