Pneumatocele formation in adult Escherichia coli pneumonia revealed by pneumothorax

J Colling; B Allaouchiche; B Floccard; F Pilleul; O Monneuse; E Tissot

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2004.10.009

Pneumatocele formation in adult Escherichia coli pneumonia revealed by pneumothorax

J Infect. 2005 Oct;51(3):e109-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.10.009. Epub 2004 Nov 23.

Authors

J Colling¹, B Allaouchiche, B Floccard, F Pilleul, O Monneuse, E Tissot

Affiliation

¹ Intensive Care Unit, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Place d'Arsonval, 69433 Lyon Cedex 03, France. allaouch@univ-lyonl.fr

PMID: 16230186
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.10.009

Abstract

Pulmonary pneumatoceles are a rare complication of nosocomial pneumonia. They occur most often in staphylococcal infections and are hence more frequent in children. We report the case of an immunocompromised adult who shortly after digestive surgery developed Escherichia coli pneumonia which evolved rapidly towards pneumatocele formation revealed by pneumothorax.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / complications
Cross Infection / microbiology
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli Infections / complications*
Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology
Humans
Lung / diagnostic imaging*
Lung / microbiology
Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Lung Diseases / etiology
Lung Diseases / microbiology
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumonia, Bacterial / complications*
Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
Pneumothorax / complications*
Pneumothorax / etiology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed