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 3 Chest CT scan on August 8, 2025 reveals right pneumothorax with incomplete right lung expansion, accompanied by extensive air accumulation in the cervical region, chest wall, and mediastinum.

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