Bilateral lung abscesses due to pseudomonas aeruginosa infection after open heart surgery in an infant: report of one case.
Lung abscess is an infrequent but serious problem in children. Bilateral lung abscesses occur even less commonly. We experienced a case of bilateral Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung abscesses in a 2-month-old infant after open heart surgery for interrupted aortic arch. The clinical and radiographic manifestations, together with treatment responses, are described in the following case report.
Chang
Chien-Chih
CC
Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan UniversityHospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chang
Luan-Yin
LY
Lu
Chun-Yi
CY
Lee
Ping-Ing
PI
Wu
Mei-Hwan
MH
Huang
Li-Min
LM
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents