Chest
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A 15-year-old boy presented with three acute episodes of self-limited hemoptysis. He was being followed by the pediatric pulmonology department for necrotizing pneumonia and a right upper lobe lung abscess with residual pneumatocele 5 years earlier. ⋯ The patient's father had presented with more than 20 skin abscesses and was carrier of methicillin-resistant S aureus. After necrotizing pneumonia and along with his family history, the patient had undergone a neutrophil oxidative burst test excluding chronic granulomatous disease; immunoglobulin levels and lymphocyte populations were within normal range.
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Editorial Comment
Maximum Respiratory Pressure Assessment: Standardization Is Required.