Tension pyopneumothorax in a child: a case report

J Emerg Med. 2003 May;24(4):429-31. doi: 10.1016/s0736-4679(03)00040-4.

Abstract

Pneumonia is an infection of the lung parenchyma that may result in pleural thickening, effusion, or an empyema. When there is air or gas in association with purulent exudate in the pleural cavity, a pyopneumothorax exists. The progression to pyopneumothorax under tension is extremely rare. We present a case of tension pyopneumothorax in a child.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / therapeutic use
  • Asthma / diagnosis
  • Chest Tubes
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Conscious Sedation
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Disease Progression
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
  • Emergency Treatment / methods
  • Empyema, Pleural / diagnosis*
  • Empyema, Pleural / etiology
  • Empyema, Pleural / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pneumothorax / diagnosis*
  • Pneumothorax / etiology
  • Pneumothorax / therapy
  • Risk Factors
  • Tachycardia / etiology
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
  • Thoracoscopy

Substances

  • Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination