Symptoms
Symptoms of pleural empyema may vary in severity. Typical symptoms include: cough, fever, chest pain, sweating and shortness of breath.
Clubbing may be present in cases of a chronic nature. There is a dull percussion note and reduced breath sounds on the affected side of the chest. Other diagnostic tools include a blood white cell count, chest x-ray, CT scan, and ultrasonography.
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