Commonly misdiagnosed round pneumonia in a child: a case report

  • Khai Quang Tran Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Nghia Quang Bui Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Tho Kieu Anh Pham Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Tri Duc Nguyen Can Tho Children’s Hospital, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Quan Minh Pham Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • NhuThi Huynh Tran Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Ly Cong Tran Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho City, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0090-7289
  • Nam Hoang Do Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Phuong Minh Nguyen Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho City, Vietnam
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13181/mji.cr.237117
Keywords: pneumonia, Streptococcus, vancomycin
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Abstract

Round pneumonia, a specific radiological finding in children, is often caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae; but it is easily misdiagnosed with some other diseases, causing many difficulties for clinicians. We described a case report of round pneumonia in a 9-year-old boy, with chest pain, following fever, productive cough, left-sided pulmonary consolidation syndrome, tachypnea, no chest indrawing, and a round homogenous lesion about 4 cm in diameter with a clear border in the left upper lobe position on chest X-ray. He was initially misdiagnosed as a lung tumor. He was correctly diagnosed with round pneumonia prior to pneumonectomy and was successfully treated with antibiotics. Therefore, it is important to carefully analyze round pneumonia cases that are often misdiagnosed, resulting in poor therapy.

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Published
2023-12-27
How to Cite
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Tran KQ, Bui NQ, Pham TKA, Nguyen TD, Pham QM, Tran NH, Tran LC, Do NH, Nguyen PM. Commonly misdiagnosed round pneumonia in a child: a case report. Med J Indones [Internet]. 2023Dec.27 [cited 2024May3];32(4):246-8. Available from: http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/7117
Issue
Vol. 32 No. 4 (2023): December
Section
Case Report/Series

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