A complicated case of diaphragmatic hernia combined with pyothorax

Abstract

Abstract We report a case of an elderly female who was admitted to the hospital with left-sided chest pain and an out-of-hospital diagnosis of left-sided pleural effusion. After admission, she was diagnosed with left-sided pyothorax after computed tomography (CT) examination and puncture and tube placement, and diaphragmatic hernia with pyothorax was considered after surgical treatment. This kind of case is rarely reported at present, and the clinical diagnostic ability was further improved through the reflection of this case.