%0 Journal Article
%T Neonatal Empyema Thoracis
%A J Mazumdar
%A S Sen
%J Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society
%P 65-67
%D 2014
%I Nepal Paediatric Society
%R 10.3126/jnps.v34i1.8233
%X Empyema thoracis, is a rare cause of respiratory distress in neonates. Only a few cases of neonatal empyema thoracis are described in medical literature. Empyema thoracis is not a well known entity in the neonates. It is fulminant with rapid progression with a high mortality. Compounding the problem is its uncertain etiopathogenesis and lack of definite treatment guidelines. We shall describe one case of neonatal empyema in a newborn aged five days caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa . The neonate died subsequently. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v34i1.8233   J Nepal Paediatr Soc 2014;34(1):65-67  
%K Empyema
%K Neonate
%U http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JNPS/article/view/8233