Milky Tea-Colored Pleural Effusion: Empyema Complicated by Pneumothorax Due to Mixed Infection With Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Aspergillus fumigatus

Yaya Gong; Hongyan Sun

doi:10.12659/AJCR.951599

10 February 2026 : Case report China

Milky Tea-Colored Pleural Effusion: Empyema Complicated by Pneumothorax Due to Mixed Infection With Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Aspergillus fumigatus

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis

Yaya Gong^{ABCDEF 1*}, Hongyan Sun^{ABEF 1}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951599

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951599

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Figure 2 Chest CT scan taken August 11, 2025 indicates progression of right pulmonary inflammation compared to August 1, 2025, with increased right pleural effusion.

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Milky Tea-Colored Pleural Effusion: Empyema Complicated by Pneumothorax Due to Mixed Infection With Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Aspergillus fumigatus

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