Pulmonary cavitation due to Neisseria mucosa in a child with chronic neutropenia.
A case of spontaneous pulmonary abscess with cavitation caused by Neisseria mucosa in a chronically neutropenic child is reported. Neisseria mucosa was isolated as the sole pathogen from a percutaneous needle aspirate. It appears that the clinical course of the pulmonary lesion was indolent. Interestingly, a gallium scan was diagnostic for pulmonary abscess even though the child was neutropenic.
D000293:Adolescent; D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000150:complications*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009343:Neisseria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications*