Pancoast's syndrome due to chronic pneumonia by Pasteurella multocida.
Infectious causes of Pancoast's syndrome are extremely rare. We describe the case of a patient with Pancoast's syndrome due to chronic pneumonia resulting from Pasteurella multocida. The patient was not immunosuppressed and had had no contact with animals. The diagnosis was made by transthoracic needle aspiration and institution of therapy with cefuroxime-axetil resulted in resolution of his symptoms.
Ribas
J
J
Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona (Barcelona), Spain.
Lores
L
L
Ruiz
J
J
Ausina
V
V
Morera
J
J
D000328:Adult; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010178:Pancoast Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D011859:Radiography
D002511:Cephalosporins; D002444:Cefuroxime