Septik Pulmoner Emboli, Olgu Sunumu

Abstract

Septic pulmonary embolism is a condition characterized by non-specific symptoms such as fever, chest pain, cough and pulmonary infiltrates that developing secondarily to any infectious source. It is a phenomenon which has predisposing factors such as congenital heart disease, iv drug usage, long-term catheterization. It is characterized with abscess and infarct formation in lungs secondarily to hematogenous spread of coagulated blood containing microorganisms from right heart to the lungs. Early diagnosis and broad-spectrum antibiotics are the main factors determining the prognosis of septic pulmonary embolism which has high morbidity and mortality. In our case, patient admitted to our clinic with chest pain, cough, fever and haemoptysis. It has bilateral cavitary lesions in lung scanning. However, it has high sedimentation and C-reactive protein level, primary infection could not detected. In more detailed anamnesis of patient, there was a history of dental abscess treatment. It was diagnosed with septic pulmonary embolism and treated with non-specific antibiotherapy and healed fastly. The aim of this case report is to provide an overview of septic pulmonary embolism, with existing literature.