Empyema Thoracis Symptoms: Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment

Symptoms of empyema thoracis may include:

- Chest pain

- Shortness of breath

- Cough

- Fever and chills

- Fatigue

- Malaise

- Weight loss

- Night sweats

- Pleuritic pain (sharp pain that worsens with coughing or deep breathing)

- Reduced breath sounds on the affected side of the chest

- Dullness to percussion (tapping) over the affected area of the chest

- Increased white blood cell count

- Low blood oxygen levels

- Rapid heart rate

- Hypotension (low blood pressure)