Persistent Postpneumonic Pneumatoceles in Children

Pneumatoceles in postpneumonic empyema: an algorithmic approach

“…Amitai et al [4] reported the clinical course of 12 children, 10 of them recovered without complications and their resolution time was less than 6 months, with an average duration of 33 days. Furthermore, Victoria et al [5] suggested that a delayed resolution of PCs in healthy children is not unusual. In their opinion, spontaneous resolution of these lesions without complication is the rule, but a close observation is still required.…”

“…These lesions frequently resolve spontaneously; however, this is usually slow and not uncommonly may take months or longer after disappearance of the underlying pathology. Occasionally, the delay is considerably greater [1,[4][5][6]. In the resolution period, they may cause serious, sometimes fatal, complications that require urgent intervention [4,7,8].…”

Pneumatocele formation in a patient with Proteus mirabilis pneumonia

“…Complete recovery and resolution of the pneumatoceles were noted. The excellent outcome and resolution of post-pneumonic pneumatocele in otherwise normal, healthy children and adults was mentioned by other authors (Victoria et al, 1981;Robbins & Arora, 1981).…”

Neumonía complicada con neumatocele en un lactante, caso clínico

“…En la mayoría de los casos los neumatoceles son asintomáticos y se resuelven espontáneamente en un promedio de 6 semanas, sin dejar secuelas y sin necesidad de resolución quirúrgica. Sin embargo, se han descrito casos en que este proceso es más largo y la regresión de la lesión puede demorar meses o más en desaparecer 4,9,10 . Así es como en esta paciente se observó una resolución total después de casi 5 meses de evolución.…”