Publication: Necrotizing Pneumonia In Infant: Rare Complication of Community Acquired Pneumonia
Date
2018
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Publisher
Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS)
Abstract
Abstract:
Necrotizing pneumonia, rare complication of Community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP), bear its own morbidity and mortality. Even though CABP generally respond well to the antibiotic treatment, but complications like empyema, necrotizing pneumonia with pneumatocoel formation (cavitary necrosis) supervene in mainly immune-compromised patient. Although cavitary necrosis is manifested as a severe disease, most children show complete recovery even without surgical treatment and have normal chest radiographs at long term. Some cases may required surgical intervention like tube thoracotomy or open thoracotomy. A case is presented of an infant that developed necrotizing pneumonia with pneumatocoel formation during treatment of bacterial pneumonia. Tube thoracotomy was performed due to conservative treatment failure.
Description
Suman Bikram Adhikari
Ishan Children and Maternity Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Ramananda Prasad Chaudhary
Ishan Children and Maternity Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Keywords
Necrotizing pneumonia, antibiotic, tube thoracostomy