title: Massive necrotizing pneumonia with pulmonary gangrene.
abstract: Pulmonary gangrene is an extremely rare and severe complication of pneumonia. It is very rarely seen in community-acquired pneumonia. A 49-year-old immunocompetent man was admitted with community-acquired pneumonia caused by Klebsiella pneumonia. His condition rapidly deteriorated with ensuing pulmonary gangrene and septic shock. He was successfully managed by emergency pneumonectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Hao
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wen-Chien
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Tung-Ying
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tzu-Ti
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Hung-Chang
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chao-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016638:Critical Illness; D018450:Disease Progression; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005734:Gangrene / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome