Necrotising pneumonia: A pneumonia that may need surgical intervention
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
;
: 367-369, 2017.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-731957
ABSTRACT
Pneumonia is primarily a disease that is usually managedmedically with antibiotics. However, in rare cases it mayprogress to necrotising pneumonia, which is an uncommonbut severe complication of bacterial pneumonia. This caseillustrates a typical case of necrotising pneumoniacomplicated with parenchymal and pleural complicationsuch as empyema, pneumothorax with possiblebronchopleural fistula. Early consultation with thoracicsurgeon can be life-saving.
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The Medical Journal of Malaysia
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2017
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