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Subacute
pnumonia --> lung abcess
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Prepared
by...Virat Sirisanthana, M.D.
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Department
of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang
Mai University
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Chief Complaint : Prolonged fever
and cough
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| History
of Present Illness |
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6 year-old boy had a 2-month-history of
fever and cough. He was diagnosed as HIV-infected
(Category C) boy due to this chronic
illness. His serial chest radiographs
are shown below: |
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Early
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Before
lung aspiration
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Needle
aspiration was done under ultrasound (with
the curtesy of Dr. Chusuk Sirivanish.,
Radiology department): The specimen was
smear and stained. Below:
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Gram
stain 1000X
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modified
AFB stain 1000X
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