Table 2.
Complications Associated With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Pulmonary |
Pleural effusion or empyema |
Pneumothorax |
Lung abscess |
Bronchopleural fistula |
Necrotizing pneumonia |
Acute respiratory failure |
Metastatic |
Meningitis |
Central nervous system abscess |
Pericarditis |
Endocarditis |
Osteomyelitis |
Septic arthritis |
Systemic |
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome or sepsis |
Hemolytic uremic syndrome |