title: Necrotizing pneumonia following cardiac surgery in a neonate.
abstract: In this report, we discuss the case of a male neonate who underwent surgical correction for coarctation of the aorta. The recovery of this patient was complicated by postsurgical necrotizing pneumonitis that resolved completely after a prolonged hospital stay with recurrent deterioration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. tassanr@ngha.med.sa
authors.forename: Ruqaiah S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Al Tassan
authors.forename: Sulaiman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al Alola
authors.forename: Hesham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al Shaalan
authors.forename: Suhail
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al Saleh
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016972:Enterobacter cloacae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D020615:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents