Archive | 2021
Staphylococcal pneumonia as a complication of cellulitis
Abstract
Case s tudy: The patient, 25-year-old woman, was admitted to Clinic of Dermatology in Olsztyn due to painful swelling of her cheek, jaw and chin on the right side. The physical examination revealed crackles in the lung base and the chest X-ray image showed numerous circular shadows in the lung fields. In addition, there was fluid in the left pleural cavity. Intensive antibiotic therapy was used in the treatment for 14 days and improvement in the skin lesion was achieved. Cough and radiological changes also subsided.