Pyopneumothorax with bronchopleural fistula due to pulmonary infection caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis in a patient with periodontitis

Abstract Pyopneumothorax with bronchopleural fistula is a rare complication of lung infection. We herein report a case of pyopneumothorax with bronchopleural fistula caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis infection, a common pathogenic pathogen of periodontitis, in a 49‐year‐old man with periodontitis....

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Main Authors: Jun Sha, Jie Shao, Sheng Lu, Wei Yao, Yimai Deng, Jie Chen, Jianfeng Zhang, Yufeng Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-09-01
Series:The Clinical Respiratory Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/crj.13684
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Summary:Abstract Pyopneumothorax with bronchopleural fistula is a rare complication of lung infection. We herein report a case of pyopneumothorax with bronchopleural fistula caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis infection, a common pathogenic pathogen of periodontitis, in a 49‐year‐old man with periodontitis. The patient was admitted with respiratory failure. Pleural puncture yielded a lot of gas continually and foul‐smelling light brown pus, which was found to be caused due to infection with P. gingivalis by the metagenomic next generation sequencing (mNGS) and anaerobic culture.
ISSN:1752-6981
1752-699X