Purulent pleurisy, esophagopleural fistula and presence of Torulopsis glabrata in the pleura

Goldszmidt, D.; Questiaux, E.; Bouree, P.; Bach, C.; Goldszmidt, D; Questiaux, E; Bouree, P; Bach, C

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Purulent pleurisy, esophagopleural fistula and presence of Torulopsis glabrata in the pleura

Goldszmidt, D.; Questiaux, E.; Bouree, P.; Bach, C.

Archives Francaises de Pediatrie 41(3): 193-195

1984

ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9764

PMID: 6540075

Document Number: 232566

The authors report the simultaneous discovery of a septic pleural effusion and an esophagopleural fistula in a 4 year-old patient. The yeast Torulopsis glabrata found in the pleural effusion does not seem to behave as a pathogen but more likely as a witness of a fistula between the gastrointestinal tract and the pleura.