Pancoast's syndrome due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of the lung apex

O Vandenplas; C Mercenier; J P Trigaux; L Delaunois

doi:10.1136/thx.46.9.683

Pancoast's syndrome due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of the lung apex

Thorax. 1991 Sep;46(9):683-4. doi: 10.1136/thx.46.9.683.

Authors

O Vandenplas¹, C Mercenier, J P Trigaux, L Delaunois

Affiliation

¹ Pulmonary Section, University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium.

Abstract

A case of Pancoast's syndrome was caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of the lung apex. The infection extended to extrapleural structures of the thoracic inlet.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Humans
Lung / diagnostic imaging
Male
Pancoast Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Pancoast Syndrome / microbiology*
Pseudomonas Infections / complications*
Pseudomonas Infections / diagnostic imaging
Radiography