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An uncommon complication of staphylococcal pneumonia: pneumopericardium with cardiac tamponade
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A 1-year-old girl presented with a 3-day history of fever, cough, and dyspnoea. A chest radiograph demonstrated consolidation in the right upper lobe (figure 1A). Laboratory tests showed leucocytosis and blood culture showed oxacillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. A radiograph performed 12 days later (figure 1B) showed pneumatocoele formation. …
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