NECROTIZING PNEUMONIA IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT CHILD: A CASE REPORT
Abstract:
Necrotizing pneumonia is a rare but emerging complication of community acquired pneumonia in children. Traditional concepts regarding classic manifestations of lung abscess associated with high fever, severe toxic syndrome and extrapulmonary complications has been changing over the last decades. To some extent, an increasing number of reported cases is due to the availability of computed tomography, but also to changes over time in circulating pathogens and prescription of high-dose antibiotics. Most of necrotizing pneumonia cases can be found in immunocompetent, previously healthy children and commonly detected pathogens are pneumococci and Staphylococcus aureus. In the majority of patients, a good clinical and radiologic recovery is achieved after 6-12 months following the disease. The described case will increase knowledge of necrotizing pneumonia evolution and will ultimately improve the diagnosis and treatment
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