TY - JOUR
T1 - Community acquired bilateral upper lobe pneumonia with acute adrenal insufficiency
T2 - A new face of achromobacter xylosoxidans
AU - Karanth Dr., Suman S.
AU - Gupta, Anurag
AU - Prabhu, Mukhyaprana
PY - 2012/11/8
Y1 - 2012/11/8
N2 - Achromobacter xylosoxidans is an uncommon pathogen of low virulence known to cause serious nosocomial infection in the immunocompromised. Its inherent multi-drug resistance makes treatment difficult. Community-acquired infections are rare despite its ubiquitous existence. We present a 50-year-old immunocompetent woman who presented with one-month history of coughing with expectoration who was subsequently diagnosed with bilateral upper lobe pneumonia and acute adrenal insufficiency. Achromobacter xylosoxidans was isolated from sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage culture. The acute adrenal insufficiency recovered after appropriate antibiotic therapy. Amongst the myriad of presentations, we highlight the rarity of acute adrenal insufficiency triggered by the infection.
AB - Achromobacter xylosoxidans is an uncommon pathogen of low virulence known to cause serious nosocomial infection in the immunocompromised. Its inherent multi-drug resistance makes treatment difficult. Community-acquired infections are rare despite its ubiquitous existence. We present a 50-year-old immunocompetent woman who presented with one-month history of coughing with expectoration who was subsequently diagnosed with bilateral upper lobe pneumonia and acute adrenal insufficiency. Achromobacter xylosoxidans was isolated from sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage culture. The acute adrenal insufficiency recovered after appropriate antibiotic therapy. Amongst the myriad of presentations, we highlight the rarity of acute adrenal insufficiency triggered by the infection.
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U2 - 10.4066/AMJ.2012.1279
DO - 10.4066/AMJ.2012.1279
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84868307677
SN - 1836-1935
VL - 5
SP - 531
EP - 533
JO - Australasian Medical Journal
JF - Australasian Medical Journal
IS - 10
ER -