Severe necrotizing pneumonia complicated by empyema in a neonate

Necrotizing pneumonia is a severe complication of pneumonia, characterized by local destruction of lung tissue with development of multiple small cavities (abscesses) and may be associated with empyema. Empyema is an unusual complication in neonates with limited data reported. We present a healthy t...

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Published in:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Main Authors: Henry Zapata, Andrew Wahba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120304627