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- A 13-year-old boy with a confirmed respiratory infection developed pneumonia, which led to serious complications like pericardial and pleural effusions.
- He had a significant hemorrhagic pericardial effusion from which 1000 ml of fluid was drained over 10 days, and also a right pleural effusion that required a chest drain to remove 700 ml over 5 days.
- Treatment with clarithromycin alongside ceftriaxone seemed to improve his recovery, marking this case as the first documented instance of large hemorrhagic effusions due to this infection in children in English literature.
Article Abstract
, a common cause of respiratory tract infections, rarely leads to serious conditions. A 13-year-old boy with serologically confirmed infection presented with pneumonia complicated by pericardial and bilateral pleural effusions. He had a large haemorrhagic pericardial effusion from which 1000 ml of fluid was aspirated over 10 days and a right haemorrhagic pleural effusion which required a chest drain and the removal of 700 ml over 5 days. The addition of clarithromycin to ceftriaxone appeared to enhance recovery. As far as we are aware, this is the first report in the English literature of massive haemorrhagic pericardial and pleural effusions in children owing to infection.
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