Chronic anaerobic pneumonitis in a seven-year-old girl

Anil K. Agarwal; Rajesh Bhagat; Naresh Panchal; S. S. Thukral; Ashok Shah

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199808)26:2<135::AID-PPUL11>3.0.CO;2-2

Chronic anaerobic pneumonitis in a seven-year-old girl

Anil K. Agarwal, Rajesh Bhagat, Naresh Panchal, S. S. Thukral, Ashok Shah^*

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A 7-year-old girl was referred for evaluation of chronic pulmonary disease associated with nasal symptoms of 4 years duration for which she had received frequent courses of antibiotics. Serial chest roentgenograms over a period of 2 years revealed a nonhomogeneous opacity in the right lower lung zone for which she had received 18 months of antituberculous therapy without relief. Evaluation of the patient led to the diagnosis of chronic anaerobic pneumonitis, a rare clinical entity in children. In addition, the patient also had bronchial asthma and chronic rhinitis. Therapy with oral phenoxymethylpenicillin and metronidazole for 6 weeks along with appropriate antiasthma medications abolished her symptoms and resulted in roentgenologic clearance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	135-137
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Pulmonology
Volume	26
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199808)26:2<135::AID-PPUL11>3.0.CO;2-2
Publication status	Published - Aug 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Anaerobic infection
Asthma
Pneumonitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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