Recurrent pneumonia in malnourished children
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چکیده
Recurrent pneumonia was defined as two episodes of per year or three at any time life. The causes recurrent are multifactorial. Additional diagnostic should be considered because most cases associated with an underlying illness. We reported a case 3 months old malnourished male patient. Chest radiograph show infiltrate in both lung history hospitalized for one month before admission. occurs 7.7-9% children community-acquired pneumonia. Several related conditions such malnutrition, anatomic defect, immunodeficiency and other illness can cause
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2320-6012', '2320-6071']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20220302