A Case of Pneumonia and Parapneumonic Effusion Caused by Streptococcus parasanguinis.
10.4046/trd.2011.71.5.359
- Author:
Myoung Rin PARK
1
;
Dong Il PARK
;
Su Jin YOO
;
Sun Young JUNG
;
Hyuk Soo EUN
;
Min Jung KIM
;
Ji Won PARK
;
Hee Sun PARK
;
Sung Soo JUNG
;
Ju Ock KIM
;
Sun Young KIM
;
Jeong Eun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. vov-x@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Streptococcal Infections;
Pneumonia;
Pleural Effusion
- MeSH:
Animals;
Bacteria;
Chest Pain;
Conscious Sedation;
Dental Plaque;
Endocarditis;
Female;
Hemoptysis;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Mouth;
Pleural Effusion;
Pneumonia;
Rats;
Respiratory Tract Infections;
Streptococcal Infections;
Streptococcus
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2011;71(5):359-362
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Streptococcus parasanguinis is a Viridans group bacteria that is most often discovered in the oral cavity and causes dental plaque and endocarditis in a rat model. It has low virulence but an unknown relationship to human respiratory infections. We report on a 61-year-old woman who developed hemoptysis followed by pleuritic chest pain after conscious sedation during a gastroscopic polypectomy and was diagnosed with pneumonia and parapneumonic effusion from Streptococcus parasanguinis isolated in pleural fluid. Microaspiration during the procedure was presumed to play a role in the pathogenesis.
