Abstract
A 35-year-old male with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency was admitted because of right chest (pleuritic) pain, fever, cough with scarce production of blood-tinged sputum, and generalized yellowish discolouration of skin for 2 days. Radiographic examination revealed right lower lobe necrotizing pneumonia. Hypotension, dyspnoea and severe haemolysis was noted the next day. Echo-guided lung aspiration and sputum cultures both grew Acinetobacter baumannii. Antibiotic therapy was started immediately, but fever persisted and abscess formation was noted 1 week later. After aggressive supportive and antibiotic therapy, he made a slow but complete recovery from the pneumonia, and was then discharged in a stable condition. Acinetobacter baumannii is a well-known causative agent of nosocomial infections, particularly in intensive units. Community-acquired pneumonia, however, is quite rare, and usually has a fulminant course and high case fatality rate.
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