Most people are familiar with bacterial sinus infections that come with seasonal colds or allergies, but another, potentially more serious type of infection often goes unrecognized until it causes ...

Spontaneous bacterial empyema is a serious infection of the fluid in your pleural cavity that can happen when you have a fluid buildup around your lungs called hepatic hydrothorax. Spontaneous ...

Empyema is a medical term used for pus pockets that have accumulated inside a body cavity, for example, pleural space. This condition occurs when a bacterial infection remains untreated or if it does ...