17 July 2020
: Case report 
Infected Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Fistula with Distant Explosive Pleuritis: A Rare Phenomenon
Unusual clinical course
Muhammed Atere1ABCDEF*, Krisha Arora1BCDEF, Urvi Bhavsar1BCDEF, Farhang Ebrahimi2E, Jay M. Nfonoyim3E, Jessie Saverimuttu4EDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.924264
Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e924264
Table 1. Summary of the referenced articles about explosive pleuritis.
| Reference article | Age in years | Sex | Significant history before explosive pleuritis | Time to develop explosive pleuritis | Antibiotics | Causative organism | Other interventions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 27 | M | History of pharyngitis 7 days prior | 4 days based on a CXR and CT chest | Penicillin G and Clindamycin | GAS | CTP, VATS with decortication and drainage, and hemodialysis post-surgery |
| 8 | 38 | M | History of pharyngitis 2 days prior | 24 hours based on a CXR and CT chest | Tazobactam, Clarithromycin, and Linezolid | GAS | CTP, Thoracoscopy, and urokinase via chest tube |
| 10 | 33 | M | History of left-sided pneumonia | 5 days based on a CXR and CT chest | Outpatient –levofloxacin. Inpatient – Piperacillin/Tazobactam | No organism isolated | CTP, and tPA and DNAse via chest tube |
| 11 | 47 | M | History of abdominal distention 2 days prior | 24 hours based on a CXR and CT chest | Initial: metronidazole and ciprofloxacin.Later: vancomycin and cefepime | CTP and intrapleural fibrinolytics | |
| 12 | 38 | M | History of fever of 2 days and right-sided chest pain | 3 days based on a CXR and CT chest | Amoxicillin- clavulanic acid and levofloxacin | None | CTP and intrapleural streptokinase |
| 13 | 45 | M | History of one and a half week of upper respiratory infection | 24 hours based on a CXR and CT chest | Levofloxacin and Ceftriaxone | Coagulase-negative , , and | CTP and thoracotomy with decortication |
| 14 | 29 | M | History of 1-day viral syndrome 2 weeks before. Fever and chest pain 5 days before | 4 days based on a CXR and CT chest | Initial: Erythromycin, cefuroxime and vancomycin. Later: penicillin G | GAS | CTP and thoracotomy with decortication |
| 15 | 29 | F | History of sore throat and fever 9 days prior | 4 hours based on a CXR | Penicillin G | GAS | CTP |
| 15 | 33 | M | History of sore throat fever 4 days prior | 12 hours based on a CXR | Penicillin G | GAS | CTP |
| 16 | 76 | F | History of fever, productive cough, and right-sided chest pain 2 days prior | 24 hours based on a CT chest | Cefotaxime and Levofloxacin | GAS | CTP |
| 17 | 56 | M | History of right-sided chest pain and cough for 5 days. History of fever 1 day prior | 24 hours based on a CT chest. | Ampicillin/Sulbactam | No organism isolated | CTP and VATS |
| M – Male; F – Female; CXR – chest x-ray; CT – computed tomography; GAS – group A streptococcus (); CTP – chest tube placement; VATS – video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. | |||||||