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What could be a cause of recurrence of empyema thoracic?
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Infection: Continous source of infection, chronic infection rarely cancer.
Answered 2/10/2013
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Several : As noted, persistance of infection. Also, failure of the lung to fully expand thus persistence of a fluid containing space and sometimes, persistence of dead/devitalized lung tissue.
Answered 2/10/2013
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