"Empyema" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Presence of pus in a hollow organ or body cavity.
| Descriptor ID |
D004653
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.305 C23.550.470.756.305
|
| Concept/Terms |
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Empyema".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Empyema".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Empyema" by people in this website by year, and whether "Empyema" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
![]()
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Empyema" by people in Profiles.
-
The histology of experimental pleural injury with tetracycline, empyema, and carrageenan. Exp Mol Pathol. 1989 Dec; 51(3):205-19.
-
Pathology of pleural infections. Semin Respir Infect. 1988 Dec; 3(4):291-7.
-
Imaging of pleural infections. Semin Respir Infect. 1988 Dec; 3(4):298-307.
-
Complications of nasoenteric feeding tubes. Am J Surg. 1988 Feb; 155(2):253-7.
-
Results of decortication in chronic empyema with special reference of paragonimiasis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1981 Jul; 82(1):58-62.