%0 Journal Article %T Pneumatocele in Postpneumonic Empyema in Children: A Case Report %J International Journal of Pediatrics %I Mashhad University of Medical Sciences %Z 2345-5047 %A Hsairi, Manel %A Louati, Hamdi %A Abid, Hamdi %A Safi, Faiza %A Zghal, Mohamed Ali %A Gargouri, Lamia %A Mahfoudh, Abdelmajid %D 2017 %\ 12/01/2017 %V 5 %N 12 %P 6539-6540 %! Pneumatocele in Postpneumonic Empyema in Children: A Case Report %K Children %K Empyema Pneumatocele %R 10.22038/ijp.2017.27673.2393 %X Pneumatocele is most often seen in children with bacterial pneumonia but also develops after blunt thoracic trauma, positive pressure ventilation, and caustic aspiration. We here describe a case of pulmonary pneumatocele in postpneumonic empyema in a child.Generally pneumatocele need not an interventional treatment and an excellent prognosis can be given with only surveillance and antibiotic if it has indication. %U https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_9649_3a3ae45a05ba3968839555e64aed4496.pdf