Spontaneous lung pneumatocele in an adult with community-acquired pneumonia

Spontaneous lung pneumatocele in an adult with community-acquired pneumonia

Pulmonary pneumatoceles are thin-walled, air-filled cystic lesions occurring in lung parenchyma. They occur as a sequelae to bacterial infections of the lung, especially bronchopneumonia. They are commonly seen in infants and children. In this article, we report a rare case of pneumatoceles in a 40-...

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Main Authors: Jyoti Bajpai, Surya Kant, Ajay Kumar Verma, Darshan Kumar Bajaj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
community acquired pneumonia
Cyst
pneumatocele
staphylococcus
Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2017;volume=29;issue=3;spage=141;epage=143;aulast=Bajpai
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Summary:Pulmonary pneumatoceles are thin-walled, air-filled cystic lesions occurring in lung parenchyma. They occur as a sequelae to bacterial infections of the lung, especially bronchopneumonia. They are commonly seen in infants and children. In this article, we report a rare case of pneumatoceles in a 40-year-old adult following staphylococcal community-acquired pneumonia.
ISSN:1110-7782
2090-9098

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