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A Rare Case of Pleural Empyema Caused by Campylobacter rectus
Luísa Figueiredo1, José Ferrão1, Catarina Ferreira1
1Stomatology Department, Hospital de São José - Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, PRT.
Abstract:
Campylobacter rectus is considered to be a primary periodontal pathogen that is rarely identified in extraoral specimens. We report a case of pleural empyema caused by Campylobacter rectus: the pathogen was isolated in the drained pleural fluid sample. Since the patient had previously undergone multiple antibiotic treatments, oral cultures were highly unlikely to be positive, although poor dental hygiene appears to be the leading risk factor for C. rectus systemic infections. The present case illustrates that C. rectus can be a cause of not only periodontal disease but also pulmonary infection.
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