Infected Pneumatocele Following Anaerobic Pneumonia in Adult.
10.3904/kjim.2005.20.4.343
- Author:
Sang Hyun KIM
1
;
Yeon Tae CHUNG
;
Kyung Duk LEE
;
Kyoung Youn SEON
;
Jong Hyun LEE
;
Sung Ho LEE
;
Se Ho CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. kim4319707@daum.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pneumatocele;
Infected pneumatocele;
Anaerobic pneumonia
- MeSH:
Pneumonia, Bacterial/*complications/microbiology;
Pneumocephalus/*complications/microbiology;
Middle Aged;
Male;
Humans;
Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria/isolation & purification
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2005;20(4):343-345
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
