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empyema: References & Edit History

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respiratory disorders
- In respiratory disease: Diseases of the pleura

Article Contributors

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Healthline - Empyema.	Emily Rodriguez	Jun 26, 2018
	Add new Web site: Healthline - Empyema.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jan 16, 2014
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Jun 08, 2009
	Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Empyema.	Shiveta Singh	Aug 26, 2008
	Article revised and updated.	Kara Rogers	Dec 05, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998