[Two cases of bacteremic pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in solid-organ cancer patients].
Kansenshogaku Zasshi
; 84(5): 588-91, 2010 Sep.
Article
em Ja
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20960938
ABSTRACT
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the leading nosocomial pneumonia pathogen in immunocompromised patients, has Recently become typically presented as slowly progressive ventilator-associated pneumonia. We report two cases of bacteremic pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in non-neutropenic solid-organ cancer. Both subjects had sudden sepsis or septic shock but few respiratory symptoms. Chest radiography showed a diffuse unilateral decrease in permeability, becoming necrotizing pneumonia and lung abscess in 7-10 days. Conventional literature describe fulminant pseudomonas bacteremic pneumonia in non-neutropenic immunocompromised hosts as the initial presentation with septic shock and interstitial lung opacity, leading lung abscess.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Bacteriemia
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Ja
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article