A Successful Medical Treatment of Necrotizing Pneumonia in a Pediatric Patient
Necrotizing pneumonia is a rare, serious complication of pneumonia in children. We present a case of a 20-month-old girl presenting with respiratory distress which later be diagnosed with necrotizing pneumonia. In this paper, we highlight the role of imaging such as chest X-ray, chest CT, and lung u...
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| description | Necrotizing pneumonia is a rare, serious complication of pneumonia in children. We present a case of a 20-month-old girl presenting with respiratory distress which later be diagnosed with necrotizing pneumonia. In this paper, we highlight the role of imaging such as chest X-ray, chest CT, and lung ultrasonography for diagnosis and the importance of intravenous antibiotic therapy for better outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d01abd9e8964492297aaef9347426fb32025-02-03T01:28:35ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88751198875119A Successful Medical Treatment of Necrotizing Pneumonia in a Pediatric PatientHerlina Uinarni0Felicia Nike1Andi Dwi Bahagia2Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jakarta, IndonesiaDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jakarta, IndonesiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, IndonesiaNecrotizing pneumonia is a rare, serious complication of pneumonia in children. We present a case of a 20-month-old girl presenting with respiratory distress which later be diagnosed with necrotizing pneumonia. In this paper, we highlight the role of imaging such as chest X-ray, chest CT, and lung ultrasonography for diagnosis and the importance of intravenous antibiotic therapy for better outcome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8875119 |
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