Journal of Comprehensive Pediatrics:
Vol.1, issue 2; e93730
published online:
December
30,
2007
article type:
Research Article
received:
May
15,
2019
accepted:
December
30,
2007
Pediatric Lung Abscess: a Retrospective Review of 22 Cases
authors:
Mohammad Reza Boloorsaz
1
, *
,
Soheila Khalilzadeh
1
,
Sajedeh Mir Mohammad Sadeghi
2
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Disease,Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
General Practitioner, National Research Center of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University M.C
how to cite:
Boloorsaz
M R, Khalilzadeh
S, Mir Mohammad Sadeghi
S. Pediatric Lung Abscess: a Retrospective Review of 22 Cases. J Compr Ped. 2007;1(2):e93730.
Abstract
Background: Lung abscess is a rare and jeopardizing disease. It is still capable of causing substantial mortality in children. Materials and Methods: We performed a retrospective study on 22 children during a 15-year period in our center. A total of 22 children were identified including 13 boys and 9 girls. Results: Five of them had primary lung abscess and seventeen had secondary type. Thirteen of the cases (60%) were diagnosed only by CT-scan without any other evaluation. Eighteen cases had been managed by antibiotic and the mean duration of antibiotic therapy was 12 days. Surgical procedure was done in 4 cases. Conclusion: Gram positive organisms i.e Streptococcus pneumonia and Staphylococcus aureus were the most prevalent organisms involved in our cases. No complications and mortality were seen in our study.