Infected pneumatocele following anaerobic pneumonia in adult.
We report a case of an infected pneumatocele in the course of anaerobic pneumonia in an adult. To the best of our knowledge, anaerobic pneumonia complicated by a pneumatocele in an adult has not previously been described. The pneumatocele occurred on the fifth day of hospitalization, and rapidly increased in size, with the development of a subsequent mixed anaerobe infection. A pig-tail catheter was inserted and the pus drained. The bacterial culture from the pus was positive for three anaerobes: Bacteroid species, Peptostreptococcus asaccharolyticus and Fusobacterium species. Intravenous antibiotics and percutaneous catheter drainage resulted in a successful treatment.
Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. kim4319707@daum.net
Sang Hyun
SH
Kim
Yeon Tae
YT
Chung
Kyung Duk
KD
Lee
Kyoung Youn
KY
Seon
Jong Hyun
JH
Lee
Sung Ho
SH
Lee
Se Ho
SH
Choi
D006089:Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology