Haemophilus Influenzae Empyema in a Two-Month-Old Infant

Empyema can rarely complicate pneumonia in neonates; it has a high morbidity and mortality in this population. We report a two-month-old healthy term male neonate who presented with fever, mild shortness of breath and reduced feeding to a tertiary care hospital in Muscat, Oman, in 2021. Investigatio...

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Autores principales: Al-Yazeedi, Saif, Al-Farsi, Rima, Al-Rawahi, Hatem, Al Yazidi, Laila S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, College of Medicine & Health Sciences 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10467538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37655094
http://dx.doi.org/10.18295/squmj.5.2022.041
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Sumario:Empyema can rarely complicate pneumonia in neonates; it has a high morbidity and mortality in this population. We report a two-month-old healthy term male neonate who presented with fever, mild shortness of breath and reduced feeding to a tertiary care hospital in Muscat, Oman, in 2021. Investigations revealed the presence of Haemophilus influenzae empyema. He was managed with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and prolonged course of antibiotics. A follow-up at the end of the antibiotic course revealed complete symptom resolution with a repeated chest x-ray showing significant right chest opacity improvement. A baseline immune work-up was done and was reported to be within normal ranges.

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