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Revista Cubana de Pediatría
On-line version ISSN 1561-3119
Abstract
URIARTE MENDEZ, Ariel Efrén; PUERTO BECERRA, Anaily; HERRERA ROMERO, Leyenis and ROLDAN FUMERO, Javier. Giant Bulla Secondary to Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2023, vol.95 Epub June 20, 2023. ISSN 1561-3119.
Introduction:
Pneumoatoceles and pulmonary bullae are lesions that are observed in children almost always associated with infectious pneumonia, although their causes may be diverse. The clinical importance of these processes lies in the danger of progressive growth, which can compromise respiratory and cardiovascular functions.
Objective:
To describe the experiences derived from the imaging process and the invasive treatment of treated cases.
Presentation of the cases:
Since the end of 2021 and for a period of one year, five children with extensive pneumonia were treated in the pediatric intensive care unit of the University Pediatric Hospital of Cienfuegos, who developed large bullae several days after appropriate antimicrobial treatment. The bullae required percutaneous drainage and aspiration due to their magnitude and the presence of cardiovascular symptoms.
Conclusions:
The bulla that appeared as a complication of pneumonia in the child can occur with a not negligible frequency, and it is necessary to be attentive to their evolution, because, unlike pneumoatoceles, can grow progressively and compromise respiratory and cardiovascular functions. Percutaneous drainage and continuous aspiration for five days was a safe and effective method to treat these processes.
Keywords : community-acquired pneumonia; pulmonary bullae; pneumocele; percutaneous chest drainage.