Chronic Indolent Community-acquired Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient- A Case Report

Chronic Indolent Community-acquired Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient- A Case Report

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Pseudomonas is an uncommon cause of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent patients.It is an opportunistic pathogen resulting ONE NATURAL in serious infection in patients who are hospitalised, mechanically ventilated, or immunocompromised.Here, authors reported a case of 47-year-old male, forest worker without any co-morbidities presented with a history of chronic cough, fever, and shortness of breath complicated with pseudohaemoptysis for 45 days.

This patient was admitted and treated as a lower respiratory tract infection.Work-up for tuberculosis, invasive fungal balls was negative but sputum culture revealed Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth.This case report demonstrates a rare Pseudomonas infection which can REISHI also cause chronic indolent respiratory illness in immunocompetent.