A Case of Pneumonia and Parapneumonic Effusion Caused by Streptococcus parasanguinis / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
; : 359-362, 2011.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-116308
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ABSTRACT
Streptococcus parasanguinis is a Viridans group bacteria that is most often discovered in the oral cavity and causes dental plaque and endocarditis in a rat model. It has low virulence but an unknown relationship to human respiratory infections. We report on a 61-year-old woman who developed hemoptysis followed by pleuritic chest pain after conscious sedation during a gastroscopic polypectomy and was diagnosed with pneumonia and parapneumonic effusion from Streptococcus parasanguinis isolated in pleural fluid. Microaspiration during the procedure was presumed to play a role in the pathogenesis.
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Assunto principal:
Derrame Pleural
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Pneumonia
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Infecções Respiratórias
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Infecções Estreptocócicas
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Streptococcus
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Bactérias
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Dor no Peito
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Sedação Consciente
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Placa Dentária
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Endocardite
Limite:
Animais
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Artigo