Child with community acquired staphylococcal pneumonia complicated by bilateral pneumothorax

Authors

  • Magesh Kumar Department of Paediatrics, Military Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
  • Chirag Jain Department of Paediatrics, Military Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20203659

Keywords:

Bilateral pneumothorax, Community acquired staphylococcal pneumonia, MRSA

Abstract

Community acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia usually present in children with some comorbidity and may have fulminant course in these children. In this case report authors have described a healthy child with MRSA pneumonia complicated by bilateral pneumothorax.

Author Biography

Magesh Kumar, Department of Paediatrics, Military Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

MD, Pediatrics,Military Hospital,Jodhpur,Rajasthan,India

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Published

2020-08-25

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Case Reports