Chronic Indolent Community-acquired Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient- A Case Report
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
; 16(2):OD7-OD9, 2022.
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in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1761187
ABSTRACT
Pseudomonas is an uncommon cause of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent patients. It is an opportunistic pathogen resulting in serious infection in patients who are hospitalised, mechanically ventilated, or immunocompromised. A 47-year-old male, forest worker without any co-morbidities presented with a history of chronic cough, fever, and shortness of breath complicated with pseudohemoptysis for 45 days. This patient was admitted and treated as a lower respiratory tract infection. Work-up for tuberculosis, invasive fungal balls, was negative but sputum culture revealed Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth. This case report demonstrates a rare Pseudomonas infection which can also cause chronic indolent respiratory illness in immunocompetent.
alanine aminotransferase; albumin; amikacin; analgesic agent; antitussive agent; aspartate aminotransferase; azithromycin; bilirubin; C reactive protein; calcium; ceftriaxone; creatinine; ferritin; folic acid; globulin; hemoglobin; iron; potassium; sodium; urea; adult; alcohol consumption; anemia; article; atelectasis; body swelling; body weight loss; breathing disorder; bronchiectasis; case report; chill; clinical article; community acquired pneumonia; computer assisted tomography; computer assisted tomography severity score; coughing; covid 19 reporting and data system; dry cough; dyspnea; fever; ground glass opacity; heart palpitation; hospitalization; human; human tissue; immunocompetence; lung parenchyma; male; middle aged; mucopurulent sputum; paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea; pleura effusion; productive cough; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas infection; reporting and data system; scoring system; smoking; sputum; swelling; thorax pain; thorax radiography; thrombocytopenia; urine volume
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Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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2022
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