Objective: Intrathoracic gas formation due to anaerobic pleuropulmonary infection is rare.
Method & Results: We experienced a case of empyema with intrathoracic gas formation by an anaerobic bacterium in a young woman with anorexia nervosa (AN).
Conclusion: We should therefore be alert to the possibility of serious infection in patients with AN, even when they have few complaints or normal white blood cell counts.
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