Spontaneous lung pneumatocele in an adult with community-acquired pneumonia

Abstract

Pulmonary pneumatoceles are thin-walled, air-filled cystic lesions occurring in lung parenchyma. They occur as a sequelae to bacterial infections of the lung, especially bronchopneumonia. They are commonly seen in infants and children. In this article, we report a rare case of pneumatoceles in a 40-year-old adult following staphylococcal community-acquired pneumonia.

Keywords

• community acquired pneumonia
• Cyst
• pneumatocele
• staphylococcus