Naslov
Necrotizing pneumonia in infants

Autori
Čičak, Biserka ; Verona, Eva ; Mihatov Štefanović, Iva

Izvornik
Acta clinica Croatica (0353-9466) 49 (2010); 321-326

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
pneumonia-complications ; pneumonia-drug therapy ; community acquired infections-complications ; necrosis - drug therapy ; infant ; case report

Sažetak
Community-acquired bacterial pneumonias generally have a good prognosis, given a good response to the antibiotic treatment applied, and complications such as pleural effusion, empyema, abscess and necrotizing pneumonia with pneumatocele formation (cavitary necrosis) are rare. 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. A case is presented of an immunocompetent infant that developed necrotizing pneumonia with pneumatocele formation during treatment of bacterial pneumonia. Conservative treatment led to complete regression of necrotic cavities and resulted in normal chest radiography finding 2.5 months of the occurrence of pneumatoceles.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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