Hamid Mousavi

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Department, Afzalipoor School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

[ 1 ] - Neonatal Empyema Thoracis: a case report

A term newborn was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit immediately after the birth, with respiratory distress due to congenital pneumonia. With progression of respiratory symptoms, empyema thoracis was diagnosed due to the right massive purulent pleural effusion in chest X ray. Treatment was fulfilled by ventilator support and pus drainage by means of two chest tubes and appropriate an...