A boy with recurrent pneumonia

Abstract

In the previous issue of Breathe , the case of a 6-yr-old boy who had been admitted to the paediatric department of the University of Heraklion was introduced. After diagnosis of pneumonia and treatment, he was discharged and returned to normal life. 12 months later, the patient was readmitted with fever (38.5°C), dyspnoea and cough for 2 days. He appeared ill. His body temperature was 36.7°C, respiratory rate was 26 breaths·min−1, pulse was 108 beats·min−1 and O2 saturation was 93%. On chest auscultation, he had decreased breath sounds over the right hemi-thorax. S1 and S2 cardiac sounds were normal with no murmur and …