Professional paper

Staphylococcal empyema and pyopneumothorax in infants

Miljenko Raos ; Dječja bolnica Srebrnjak, Zagreb
Jelica Marković ; Dječja bolnica Srebrnjak, Zagreb

Abstract

An 11-month-old infant with staphylococcal sepsis and empyema of the right thorax is presented. An adequate antibiotic therapy was administered, and purulent content was eliminated by thoracocentesis. On the 5th day of treatment, a tension pneumothorax developed, and negative succion drainage was performed.
Empyema therapy is under the competence of the paediatrician and surgeon, and early performed drainage of pleural cavity can prevent the development of complications.

Keywords

staphylococcal sepsis; empyema; pyopneumothorax; treatment; infant

Hrčak ID:

65092

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/65092

Publication date:

1.3.2011.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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