Tension pyopneumothorax in a child: a case report.
Pneumonia is an infection of the lung parenchyma that may result in pleural thickening, effusion, or an empyema. When there is air or gas in association with purulent exudate in the pleural cavity, a pyopneumothorax exists. The progression to pyopneumothorax under tension is extremely rare. We present a case of tension pyopneumothorax in a child.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Paula J
PJ
Whiteman
Matthew T
MT
Wilson
David
D
Barcay
Paul P
PP
Ting
Steve C
SC
Chen
D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis; D015505:Chest Tubes; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D018450:Disease Progression; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013906:Thoracoscopy
D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination