Author/Authors :
Hsairi1, Manel Department of Pediatric Emergency and Reanimation - Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia , Louati, Hamdi Department of Pediatric Emergency and Reanimation - Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia , Abid, Hamdi Department of Pediatric Emergency and Reanimation - Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia , Safi, Faiza Department of Pediatric Emergency and Reanimation - Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia , Zghal, Mohamed Ali Department of Pediatric Emergency and Reanimation - Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia , Gargouri, Lamia Department of Pediatric Emergency and Reanimation - Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia , Mahfoudh, Abdelmajid Department of Pediatric Emergency and Reanimation - Hedi Chaker Hospital, 30219 Sfax, Tunisia
Abstract :
Pneumatocele is most often seen in children with bacterial pneumonia but also develops after blunt thoracic trauma, positive pressure ventilation, and caustic aspiration. We here describe a case of pulmonary pneumatocele in postpneumonic empyema in a child.
Generally pneumatocele need not an interventional treatment and an excellent prognosis can be given with only surveillance and antibiotic if it has indication.
