Case Report

Empyema Necessitans in the Setting of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Causing Pneumonia and Bacteremia

Figure 1

Multiple cavitary nodules within the right lung apex representing septic emboli. Bilateral pleural effusions with left-sided pleural-based focus of confluent fluid attenuation that extends through the anterior chest wall and insinuates between the pectoralis major and minor muscles representing empyema necessitans (arrows) are shown.