Staphylococcal lung abscess in a child with cystic fibrosis: Case report & review of literature.

ABSTRACT: With contemporary cystic fibrosis (CF) care, a lung abscess is an uncommon occurrence. We describe a case of a staphylococcal lung abscess in a teenage girl with CF who presented with a two-week history of non-specific malaise followed by two days of left posterior chest pain and fever. A chest radiograph was consistent with a left sided pulmonary abscess, which was confirmed on a CT scan of the chest. The abscess was drained under ultrasound guidance and cultured methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. The patient responded well to antibiotic treatment with the abscess cavity showing complete radiological resolution by six weeks post drainage.

SUBMITTER: Edwards P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7030981 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature