SHORT REPORT
Pancoasts syndrome secondary to lung infection with cutaneous fistulisation caused by Staphylococcus aureus
1 Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Sabadell, Fundació Parc TaulíInstitut Universitari (UAB), Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
2 Radiology Department, Hospital de Sabadell
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M Monteagudo
Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de Sabadell, Parc Taulí s/n, 08208, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; mmonteagudo{at}cspt.es
Apical bronchial carcinoma is the most common cause of Pancoasts syndrome. Of the many other causes reported, infection is a rare one. A literature review is presented and a case of Pancoasts syndrome, secondary to apical lung pneumonia with bronchocutaneous fistulisation caused by Staphylococcus aureus infection, is reported. Clinical and radiological resolution was achieved after treatment with antibiotics.
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