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Klebsiella pneumoniae Lung Abscess Due to Aspiration of Seawater During Recreational Free Diving

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Cough persisting for 5 wk, low-grade fever, and thick, pinkish to reddish, foul-tasting sputum made the doctors seeing this patient think of tuberculosis at first. However, a history of aspirating seawater during recreational free diving gave a clearer picture of how this patient got sick. Investigations later revealed a cavitary lesion in the right lung, and sputum culture grew Klebsiella pneumoniae , resulting in a diagnosis of lung abscess. This case is being reported to show this peculiar way that a bacterial pathogen entered the respiratory tree and that recreational free diving poses a health risk if done in a marine environment where this “survivor bacteria” thrives.

Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

DOI: 10.1177/10806032251314741

Authors: Carisa Mariella Paraz, Mark Anthony Sandoval, Enrick Joshua Cruz

Institutions: Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila

Language: English

Topic: Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4407980743

FWCI: 0.608

Cites: 12

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10