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Case Reports
. 2024 Sep 24;13(19):5665.
doi: 10.3390/jcm13195665.

Severe Bacterial Superinfection of Influenza Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Young Patients: Case Reports

Szymon Białka  1 , Michał Zieliński  2 , Magdalena Latos  2 , Marlena Skurzyńska  3 , Michał Żak  4 , Piotr Palaczyński  1 , Szymon Skoczyński  2
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Case Reports

Severe Bacterial Superinfection of Influenza Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Young Patients: Case Reports

Szymon Białka et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Influenza can lead to or coexist with severe bacterial pneumonia, with the potential to permanently damage lung tissue, refractory to conservative treatment in the post-COVID-19 period. It can lead to serious complications; therefore, annual vaccinations are recommended. This case series with a literature review pertains to two young female patients with an insignificant past medical history, who required emergency lobectomy due to bacterial complications after influenza infection. Urgent lobectomy proves to be a feasible therapeutic option for selected patients with pleural complications.

Keywords: bacterial coinfection; infectious diseases; influenza; intensive care; lobectomy; respiratory infections; unvaccinated; viral infection; young patients.

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Timelines of the clinical courses of both patients.
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Chest X-ray of patient 1 at admission to the intensive care unit.
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Chest X ray of patient 1 during treatment—progression of right-sided pneumothorax, which resulted in drainage of right pleural cavity.
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CT scan of the patient 2 at admission to the ICU.
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