Chronic Indolent Community-acquired Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient- A Case Report

Karna, Gaurav and Pattar, Shridhar and Panda, Prasan Kumar and Shah, Ramit (2022) Chronic Indolent Community-acquired Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient- A Case Report. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, 16 (2). OD07-OD09. ISSN 2249782X

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Abstract

Pseudomonas is an uncommon cause of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent patients. It is an opportunistic pathogen resulting in serious infection in patients who are hospitalised, mechanically ventilated, or immunocompromised. Here, authors reported a case of 47-year-old male, forest worker without any co-morbidities presented with a history of chronic cough, fever, and shortness of breath complicated with pseudohaemoptysis for 45 days. This patient was admitted and treated as a lower respiratory tract infection. Work-up for tuberculosis, invasive fungal balls was negative but sputum culture revealed Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth. This case report demonstrates a rare Pseudomonas infection which can also cause chronic indolent respiratory illness in immunocompetent.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: AP Academic Press > Medical Science
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Date Deposited: 14 Jul 2023 11:10
Last Modified: 11 May 2024 09:48
URI: http://info.openarchivespress.com/id/eprint/1786

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