Necrotizing pneumonia following cardiac surgery in a neonate

Ruqaiah S. Al Tassan; Sulaiman Al Alola; Hesham Al Shaalan; Suhail Al Saleh

Journal of Infection and Public Health (Jun 2013)

Necrotizing pneumonia following cardiac surgery in a neonate

Ruqaiah S. Al Tassan,
Sulaiman Al Alola,
Hesham Al Shaalan,
Suhail Al Saleh

Affiliations

Ruqaiah S. Al Tassan: Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Postgraduate Medical Education, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author at: King Abdulaziz Medical City, P.O. Box 22490, Mail Code 1510, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Tel.: +966 1 801 1111x11631; fax: +966 1 801 1111x11641.
Sulaiman Al Alola: Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Postgraduate Medical Education, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Saudi Arabia
Hesham Al Shaalan: Department of Medical Imaging, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Suhail Al Saleh: Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Postgraduate Medical Education, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Saudi Arabia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 3
pp. 154 – 157

Abstract

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Summary: In this report, we discuss the case of a male neonate who underwent surgical correction for coarctation of the aorta. The recovery of this patient was complicated by postsurgical necrotizing pneumonitis that resolved completely after a prolonged hospital stay with recurrent deterioration. Keyword: Necrotizing pneumonia

Published in Journal of Infection and Public Health

ISSN: 1876-0341 (Print); 1876-035X (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-infection-and-public-health

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