Pneumatocele in Postpneumonic Empyema in Children: A Case Report

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Department of Pediatric Emergency and Reanimation, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia.

Abstract

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.

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International Journal of Pediatrics

Volume 5, Issue 12 - Serial Number 48
December 2017
Pages 6539-6540

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