Severe Staphylococcal pneumonia complicated by pyopneumothorax; presentation and outcome in a term neonate managed in a resource-poor setting in North-Central Nigeria

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus is an important cause of neonatal septicaemia with potential complications. Pyopneumothorax is a serious respiratory disorder associated with high morbidity and mortality. Cases of pneumothorax have been reported among ventilated neonates while some neonatal cases of emphysema thoracis have been reported in the context of healthcare-associated infection. Neonatal pyopneumothorax has, however, been rarely reported. A case of a 20-day old previously healthy term female neonate with severe Staphylococcal pneumonia complicated by pyopneumothorax is thus presented.