Garg Shivam, Mohapatra Madhusmita, George Joseph Christie, Bhaskar Maanasa
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry.
Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry.
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2023 Sep 19;94(3). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2023.2616.
Tension pyopneumothorax is a medical emergency that occurs when air and pus build up in the pleural space. This case report describes a 47-year-old diabetic female who presented with tension pyopneumothorax due to Burkholderia cenocepacia. The patient was successfully treated with a 24-French tube thoracostomy and antibiotics. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of tension pyopneumothorax caused by Burkholderia cenocepacia to be reported.
