Dicembre 2006 - Volume XXV - numero 10

Medico e Bambino


Pagine elettroniche ; Caso Contributivo

Un caso di polmonite con piastrinosi

F. De Maddi, C. Santoro, R. Crusco, P. Siani

UOC di Pediatria, A.O.R.N. A. Cardarelli, Napoli

PNEUMONIA WITH INCREASED PLATELETS: A CASE REPORT

Key words: Infant, Pneumonia, Platelets, Coronary artery dilatation

The Authors describe a case of pneumonia in an 11 months old child, who presented with high inflammatory indexes. Antibiotic response was quick, with rapid improvement of symptoms, fever resolution in 72 hours and resolution of the radiological pneumonia opacity. However, during hospitalisation, platelets increased rapidly. An echocardiogram was performed revealing a dilatation of the left coronary artery.

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F. De Maddi, C. Santoro, R. Crusco, P. Siani
Un caso di polmonite con piastrinosi
Medico e Bambino 2006;25(10):667 https://www.medicoebambino.com/?id=0610_667.pdf


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