Case Report: A case of Felty’s syndrome with initial presentation of pleural effusion and subsequent Escherichia coli pyothorax
Felty's syndrome is a rare manifestation of RA. Pleural effusion may be the initial manifestation of RA, and secondary infections are prone to occur during the treatment of RA and Felty's syndrome. The combination of sensitive antibiotics and medical thoracoscopy can effectively treat secondary pyothorax.
Authors
- Yongfeng Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6304-6618)
- Haifeng Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0892-9055)
- Weiqin Wang
- Yiliang Su
- Yibo Yang
Institutions
- Tongren Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pharmacology
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2025.1529621
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University