title: Pneumatocele in an adult.
abstract: We report a case of 25-year-old male who presented with high grade fever with cough and expectoration. Chest examination revealed amphoric breath sounds on the right interscapular region. Chest X ray revealed multiple air fluid levels with collapse lung at places. Staph pneumonia with pneumatoceles is common in children but uncommon to in adult population.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thukral
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tripathi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents