منابع مشابه
Lung abscess in cystic fibrosis.
Almost all patients with cystic fibrosis eventually develop chronic pulmonary infection with specific bacterial pathogens, notably Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Despite this, the development of large pulmonary abscess cavities in patients with cystic fibrosis is exceedingly uncommon. Similarly, bacteraemia in cystic fibrosis is surprisingly rare. We describe a patient with c...
متن کاملHepatic abscess and cystic fibrosis.
Extrapulmonary infection is rare in cystic fibrosis. We describe two adult patients with cystic fibrosis whose course was complicated by the development of liver abscesses. The possible aetiology of these abscesses is discussed and the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of pyogenic hepatic abscess is briefly reviewed.
متن کاملLung Abscess: An Early Complication of Lung Transplantation in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis
A 22-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis (CF) developed lung abscess, as a rare complication caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii infection, after lung transplantation (LT). After 6 months of long-term antibiotic therapy, the abscess was successfully eliminated. In reviewed published literature, no previous report was found describing this kind of complication caused by M...
متن کاملLung transplantation in cystic fibrosis.
Lung transplantation has become a viable option for those cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with end-stage lung disease. Despite the challenges that the CF patients present, the survival seen after lung transplantation is more favorable than seen in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary fibrosis. Although the CF patients with severe respiratory disease usually are infect...
متن کاملCardiac Involvement in Mild Cystic Fibrosis Lung Involvement Assessed by Tissue‐Doppler Echocardiography
Background:Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a systemic disease affecting extra pulmonary dysfunction as a result of CF-related lung disease. Because of lack of enough studies in this field and utilization of TDE in this field, we aimed to evaluate t...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.41.3.221