Recurrent Pneumonia: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Recurrent Pneumonia

Unresolved Pneumonia

Recurrent Pneumonia in Children Pneumonia can be a serious illness, recurrent pneumonia is a concerning and potentially dangerous condition in children. [pedilung.com]

In appropriate clinical settings, foreign body aspiration should be considered in patients with recurrent pneumonia and persistent cough. [hindawi.com]

recurrent pneumonia and URAP. [consultant360.com]

Tracheoesophageal Fistula

Recurrent pneumonia (33%) and wheezing (31%) were the most reported symptoms. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

These complications may lead to a brassy or honking-type cough, dysphagia, recurrent pneumonia, obstructive and restrictive ventilatory defects, and airway hyperreactivity [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Recurrent pneumonia (n=13), cough with liquid intake (n=10) and food impaction (n=7) were recorded in the history. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Primary Immune Deficiency Disorder

Important signs that may indicate a PIDD include: • Recurrent, unusual or difficult to treat infections • Poor growth or loss of weight • Recurrent pneumonia, ear infections [aaaai.org]

Signs and symptoms of primary immunodeficiency can include: Frequent and recurrent pneumonia, bronchitis, sinus infections, ear infections, meningitis or skin infections Inflammation [fortishealthcare.com]

In milder forms, it often takes a pattern of recurrent infections before PIDD is suspected. [aaaai.org]

Bronchiectasis

Broncholiths are an uncommon cause of bronchiectasis and recurrent pneumonias. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Uncomplicated pneumonia was present in 75, 24 had recurrent pneumonia, and 18 had unresolved pneumonia; lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis (LIP) was diagnosed in 47 patients [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Despite the patient receiving medical therapy to treat recurrent pneumonia, lobectomy was necessary to prevent this and other possible complications. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bronchial Adenoma

In a child with localized recurrent pneumonia of uncertain pathogenesis, the differential diagnosis should include a primary lung tumor. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A rare case of a mucoepidermoid bronchial adenoma discovered in a 6-year-old girl with recurrent pneumonia is presented. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Symptoms bloody sputum cough wheezing recurrent pneumonia slowly resolving pneumonia collapse of a lung lobe or segment cough lasting more than 6 weeks. [medical-dictionary-search-engines.com]

Bronchopulmonary Sequestration

We recommend that bronchopulmonary sequestration be included in the differential diagnosis of recurrent pneumonia in relatively healthy patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report the case of a 14 years old boy with intralobar bronchopulmonary sequestration with the sole manifestation of recurrent pneumonias. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Discussion Bronchopulmonary sequestrations are congenital anomalies that may present in adults as recurrent pneumonia in a persistent location. [jpgmonline.com]

Tracheobronchial Amyloidosis

We report on a 55-year-old patient who was admitted to hospital because of recurrent pneumonia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Twelve months later, she returned to our attention because of recurrent pneumonia. [peertechz.com]

Distal airway disease presents with recurrent pneumonia, cough and bronchiectasis. [jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com]

Foreign Body in the Bronchus

pneumonia of a specific lung lobe. [2] The right lower lobe of the lung is the most common site of recurrent pneumonia in foreign body aspiration. [2] This is due to the [en.wikipedia.org]

Persistent febrile illness Chronic cough Recurrent pneumonia Recurrent / persistent “croup” Poorly controlled “asthma” Lung abscess Hemoptysis Progressive respiratory distress [pedemmorsels.com]

Recurrent or persistent pneumonia may be the presenting feature. The child may be asymptomatic after the initial event. [rch.org.au]

Familial Dysautonomia

pneumonias. [coriell.org]

Symptoms include gastrointestinal dysfunction, vomiting and autonomic crises, recurrent pneumonia, altered sensitivity to pain and temperature, scoliosis, and cardiovascular [ltd.aruplab.com]

Progressive neuronal degeneration continues throughout life and symptoms include insensitivity to pain and temperature, unstable blood pressure, lack of overflow tears, and recurrent [coriell.org]

Yellow Nail Syndrome

Other pulmonary manifestations also have been described in the literature such as bronchiectasis, recurrent pneumonias, bronchitis, and sinusitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The most frequent are: bronchiectasis, recurrent pneumonia, pericardic effusion, humoral immunity deficiencies. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

All but one patient had chronic respiratory manifestations that included pleural effusions (46%), bronchiectasis (44%), chronic sinusitis (41%), and recurrent pneumonias [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Scimitar Syndrome

At 24-month follow-up, no recurrent pneumonia was reported, functional class improved and right cardiac cavities normalized. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report a four-year-old girl with recurrent pneumonia and failure to thrive, who was diagnosed as having scimitar syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Scimitar syndrome is a rare vascular anomaly that can manifest in childhood with signs of right heart failure and/or recurrent pneumonia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Middle Lobe Syndrome

A 60-year-old Indian woman who was suffering from recurrent pneumonia presented with major haemoptysis and a right-sided pleuritic chest pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Her past medical history included recurrent pneumonia for which she received various courses of antibiotics with no identified micro-organism. [cardiothoracicsurgery.biomedcentral.com]

[…] atelectasis, pneumonias, or bronchiectasis of the right middle lobe, lingula, or both. [radiologykey.com]

X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

His last pneumonia was at age 20 and he has had recurrent episodes of sinobronchial infections several times per year since. [clinicalmolecularallergy.biomedcentral.com]

[…] sinopulmonary infections (pneumonia, bronchitis, sinusitis and otitis media), most often caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Hemophilus influenza. [seattlechildrens.org]

[…] cutaneous abscess formation 0100838 Recurrent pneumonia 0006532 Short stature Decreased body height Small stature [ more ] 0004322 Sinusitis Sinus inflammation 0000246 Skin [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Bronchial Compression

He had undergone right pneumonectomy and thoracoplasty for recurrent pneumonias and empyema 23 years previously. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] which in turn contribute to dysphagia, frequent vomiting and recurrent aspiration pneumonia. [e-arm.org]

pneumonia (22%) to difficult weaning from mechanical ventilation ( n = 3, 17%) and wheezing (17%). [icvts.oxfordjournals.org]

Common Variable Immunodeficiency

We present an intriguing case of a 69-year-old man presenting with recurrent pneumonia caused by a rare organism Staphylococcus lugdunensis, eventually determined to be caused [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

These include: • Pneumonia • Sinusitis • Ear infections • Gastrointestinal infections Recurrent pneumonia and chronic infections in the lungs can lead to lung damage called [aaaai.org]

pneumonia, chronic sinusitis, and intestinal giardiasis were studied. [jci.org]

Selective IgA Immunodeficiency

The findings indicate that persons with a severe deficiency of and decreased serum IgA who are healthy as young adults have an increased susceptibility to pneumonia and recurrent [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In patients with recurrent pneumonia, ciliary biopsy and sweat testing for late-presentation cystic fibrosis should be considered. [worldallergy.org]

Patients have an increased susceptibility to pneumonia and recurrent episodes of other respiratory infections and a higher risk of developing autoimmune diseases in middle [en.wikipedia.org]

Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia is not truly chronic; rather it is an acute or subacute illness that recurs (thus, a better name might be recurrent eosinophilic pneumonia). [merckmanuals.com]

Chest x-ray and high-resolution CT (HRCT) Exclusion of infectious causes of pneumonia Bronchoalveolar lavage Diagnosis of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia is suspected in patients [msdmanuals.com]

Patients with recurrent symptoms may have weight loss. [merckmanuals.com]

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is an inherited disorder manifested in children as chronic otomastoiditis, recurrent pneumonia, and chronic sinusitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Symptoms include: Lungs: Breathing problems in newborns, recurrent pneumonia, chronic cough and collapsed lung. [rbhh-specialistcare.co.uk]

“I cough a lot and have shortness of breath, recurrent pneumonia and sinus infections,” Aneres says. [childrensinn.org]

Pediatric Chronic Granulomatous Disease

It may present with recurrent pneumonia, hilar lymphadenopathy, empyema, abscess, reticulonodular patterns, and granulomas due to lung involvement. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CGD symptoms are: Respiratory infections that keep coming back, including sinus and lung infections and recurrent pneumonia. [chp.edu]

In the following years, the patient experienced cutaneous abscesses in the anogenital and back region and recurrent bacterial pneumonia (ages 29, 36, 41, 42, and 43 years) [clinchem.aaccjnls.org]

Hypogammaglobulinemia

pneumonia, chronic sinusitis, and intestinal giardiasis were studied. [jci.org]

Dalal et al reported that recurrent upper respiratory tract infections occurred in most patients and recurrent pneumonia occurred in 23% of patients. [clinicaladvisor.com]

Abstract The phagocytic, bactericidal, and metabolic capabilities of circulating blood leukocytes from three adults (two males, one female) with hypogammaglobulinemia and recurrent [jci.org]

Carcinoid Tumor of the Lung

Recurrent pneumonia, hemoptysis, and chest pain are also common. [msdmanuals.com]

In symptomatic patients, the most common clinical findings are those associated with bronchial obstruction, such as persistent atelectasis, recurrent pneumonia, persistent [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

pneumonia, cough, hemoptysis, and chest pain. [humpath.com]

Atelectasis

This diagnosis should be suspected in children with recurrent pneumonia. The prognosis is good after complete resection. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Clinical presentation We present the case of a seven-year-old boy suffering from recurrent pneumonia and atelectasis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] obstructive pneumonia from developing. [en.wikipedia.org]

Chronic Pulmonary Blastomycosis

What is recurrent pneumonia? Recurrent pneumonia is defined as two or more episodes of lower respiratory tract infection separated by at least a month [1]. [ehealthstar.com]

pneumonia caused by superinfections Signs of an underlying lung pathology (e.g., digital clubbing in tuberculosis ) Invasive aspergillosis Lungs : pulmonary aspergillosis [amboss.com]

[…] infection: indolent and progressive; manifestations are diverse including pulmonary or extrapulmonary disease Pulmonary manifestations: Symptoms and signs of chronic pneumonia [encyclopedia.lubopitko-bg.com]

Congenital Agammaglobulinemia

He had an elder male sibling who was died at 9 years of age due to recurrent infections, including pneumonia, otitis media, and dermatomyositis. [bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com]

Patient 5 was diagnosed with XLA at age 4 and had clinical features that included recurrent pneumonia, otitis media and nasosinusitis. [wjpch.com]

severe pyogenic infections (e.g., pneumonia, otitis media ) ; especially by encapsulated organisms ( S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, and H. influenzae ) Hepatitis viruses [amboss.com]

Cystic Fibrosis

Symptoms usually appear in childhood and include meconium ileus, poor growth despite good appetite, malabsorption and foul bulky stools, chronic bronchitis with cough, recurrent [icd9data.com]

We described here two cases of chronic colonization of the airways by E. dermatitidis, with recurrent pneumonia and hemoptysis in one patient, which led clinicians to diagnose [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 14-year-old Chinese Malaysian boy presented with a history of recurrent pneumonia, poor growth and steatorrhoea since childhood, and was diagnosed with CF. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Esophageal Achalasia

She suffered from recurrent pneumonia, obstructive bronchitis, and problems with swallowing solid food. Her family noted a wet pillow in the morning. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

These include: Dysphagia (inability to swallow), often described as food “getting stuck” Regurgitation of food Heartburn Belching Night time cough or recurrent pneumonia Vomiting [badgut.org]

pneumonia Achalasia is easiest to treat when identified early. [uofmhealth.org]

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Some of these atypical symptoms may include: Laryngitis-Chronic Cough-Hoarseness or Voice Disturbances Bronchitis and/or Asthma Recurrent Pneumonia Sleep Apnea Acid erosion [stretta-therapy.com]

pneumonia Pain while swallowing Dental erosion Diagnosis and Treatment Gastroenterologists, doctors who specialize in digestive disorders, generally treat GERD symptoms prior [innerbody.com]

[…] stomach acids produces additional symptoms, including: Stomach and chest pain Nausea and vomiting Chronic cough Sore throat, hoarseness, or laryngitis Wheezing Asthma and recurrent [innerbody.com]

Immune System Disorder

Important signs that may indicate a PIDD include: • Recurrent, unusual or difficult to treat infections • Poor growth or loss of weight • Recurrent pneumonia, ear infections [aaaai.org]

In milder forms, it often takes a pattern of recurrent infections before PIDD is suspected. [aaaai.org]

Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 6

Patients are typically susceptible to developing obstructive and restrictive lung disease which are accompanied by complications such as recurrent pneumonia and obstructive [symptoma.com]

pneumonia and obstructive sleep apnea Other: Difficult to feed and thrive, delayed puberty, difficulty walking How is it diagnosed? [symptoma.com]

[…] of the heart valves, high blood pressure, weakening of the heart wall Head: Hydrocephalus (accumulation of a large amount of cerebrospinal fluid in the skull) Pulmonary: Recurrent [symptoma.com]

Lung Abscess

In absence of any history of any recurrent aspiration in the baby, a detailed work-up of the immune status was done to ascertain the cause of recurrent pneumonia. [ispub.com]

Intralobar pulmonary sequestration presents in adolescence or adulthood in the form of recurrent pneumonia, whereas ELS more commonly presents in the fetal and neonatal period [medical-case-reports.imedpub.com]

An S, Li X, Wei S, et al ; An unusual case of lung abscess secondary to round pneumonia caused by recurrent Klebsiella pneumoniae strain and the role of occult metastases [patient.info]