Childhood recurrent pneumonia caused by endobronchial sutures
نویسندگان
چکیده
BACKGROUND Recurrent pneumonia is defined as more than two episodes of pneumonia in one year or three or more episodes anytime in life. Common clinical scenarios leading to recurrent pneumonia include anatomical abnormalities of respiratory tract, immunodeficiency, congenital heart diseases, primary ciliary dyskinesia, etc. CASE REPORT A school-aged girl suffered from 1-2 episodes of pneumonia each year after trachea connection and lung repair operation resulted from an accident of car crash. Bronchoscopy revealed the sutures twisted with granulation in the left main bronchus and the patient's symptoms relieved after removal of the sutures. Here we report for the first time that surgical suture was the cause of recurrent pneumonia. CONCLUSIONS This case indicates that children with late and recurrent onset of pneumonia should undergo detailed evaluation including bronchoscopy.
منابع مشابه
A case of endobronchial lipoma mimicking bronchial asthma
Endobronchial lipoma is a rare neoplasm of the tracheobronchial tree and it may cause irreversible pulmonary damage due to recurrent pneumonia. Rarely, it may mimic bronchial asthma. We present a 53-year-old woman with an endobronchial lipoma, which had been treated as a bronchial asthma for four years. She also had developed recurrent pneumonia three times.
متن کاملEndobronchial Lipomatous Polyp: A Rare Benign Tumor of the Lung
Endobronchial lipomatous polyp is a rare nonmalignant tumor of the lung. It comprises 5% of the benign lung tumor, with the majority of benign tumors being hamartoma. Lipomatous polyp often leads to endobronchial lesion, associated with postobstructive pneumonia, hemoptysis, and atelectasis. We hereby present a case and discussion of an elderly man with endobronchial lipomatous polyp, presentin...
متن کاملEndobronchial hamartoma removed by flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy via electrocautery.
Hamartomas are the most common benign tumors of the lung. It is most common peripherally in the parenchyma as solitary nodule or endobronchial lesion. Endobronchial form may cause obstruction of airway, atelectasis and recurrent pneumonia. Endobronchial hamartomas may be treated by surgical intervention or bronchoscopic excision (with rigid or flexible procedures). We are presenting a case of e...
متن کاملLong‐term outcome of nitinol stenting to treat asphyxia caused by postpneumonectomy syndrome
The long-term outcome of nitinol stents introduced into a patient with postpneumonectomy syndrome is described. Postpneumonectomy syndrome is a rare but crucial complication after pneumonectomy characterized by severe dyspnoea and recurrent airway infection caused by compression of the main bronchus. Surgical correction of mediastinal displacement and endobronchial stent placement are two major...
متن کاملEndobronchial Hamartoma as a Cause of Pneumonia
BACKGROUND Post-obstructive pneumonia occurs in the presence of airway obstruction, usually caused by lung cancer. However, there are cases of bronchial obstruction due to benign origin such as foreign bodies and benign endobronchial tumors, which are often misdiagnosed. CASE REPORT A 66-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to high fever with abnormal shadow in the right lung. Chest ...
متن کامل