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Necrotizing pneumonia is a rare complication of bacterial lung infections affecting 4% of all patients with community-acquired pneumonia (1). The infection can be patchy, segmental, or involve the entire lung. ... Therefore, contrast-enhanced chest CT is an optimal exam for diagnosing necrotizing pneumonia

A small number of case reports and retrospective studies examining the treatment of necrotizing pneumonia and pulmonary gangrene are available (1–4,6–9). The mainstay of treatment is supportive with appropriate antibiotics; however, if patients fail to improve, surgery may be a life-saving option.

Necrotizing pneumonia is a morbid and potentially fatal complication of pulmonary infection characterized by progressive necrosis of lung parenchyma. Most common causative organisms are bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumonia and Klebsiella pneumoniae

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