Korean J Intern Med.
2005 Dec;20(4):343-345. 10.3904/kjim.2005.20.4.343.
Infected Pneumatocele Following Anaerobic Pneumonia in Adult
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. kim4319707@daum.net
- KMID: 1115261
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2005.20.4.343
Abstract
- We report a case of an infected pneumatocele in the course of anaerobic pneumonia in an adult. To the best of our knowledge, anaerobic pneumonia complicated by a pneumatocele in an adult has not previously been described. The pneumatocele occurred on the fifth day of hospitalization, and rapidly increased in size, with the development of a subsequent mixed anaerobe infection. A pig-tail catheter was inserted and the pus drained. The bacterial culture from the pus was positive for three anaerobes: Bacteroid species, Peptostreptococcus asaccharolyticus and Fusobacterium species. Intravenous antibiotics and percutaneous catheter drainage resulted in a successful treatment.
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