Lung abscess complicating pneumococcal pneumonia: A causal role of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs?

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Gibelin, Aude ^a   De Prost, Nicolas ^a   Brun Buisson, Christian ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; IBUPROFEN; PRISTINAMYCIN; SPIRAMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ABSCESS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEST PAIN; COMPLICATION; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHEST PAIN; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; LUNG ABSCESS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897123359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-200544     Document Type: Article

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