[Isolated hemorrhagic pleurisy due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus]

Rev Mal Respir. 2019 Mar;36(3):359-363. doi: 10.1016/j.rmr.2018.10.617. Epub 2019 Jan 28.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Panton-Valentine leucocidin is a major virulence factor produced by some strains of Staphylococcus aureus (SA-PVL). The best-described invasive infection is a necrotizing haemorrhagic pneumonia. Pleural effusion is not uncommon but is always associated with a parenchymal lesion. Here, we report a case of haemorrhagic pleurisy attributable to isolated SA-PVL.

Keywords: Haemorrhagic pleurisy; Leucocidine de Panton-Valentine; Panton-Valentine leukocidin; Pleurésie hémorragique; Staphylococcus aureus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bacterial Toxins / metabolism*
  • Bacterial Toxins / toxicity
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Exotoxins / metabolism*
  • Exotoxins / toxicity
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage / complications
  • Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
  • Hemorrhage / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Leukocidins / metabolism*
  • Leukocidins / toxicity
  • Pleurisy / complications
  • Pleurisy / diagnosis*
  • Pleurisy / microbiology
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / diagnosis
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / complications
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnosis*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / complications
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / metabolism
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin