Complicated Pediatric Pneumonia With <i>Eikenella</i> Caused by Foreign Body Aspiration: Institutional and Literature Review

<i>Eikenella corrodens</i> is a commensal bacterium of the buccal cavity and rarely causes lower respiratory infections in healthy children. Two young patients with persistent pleuropneumonia caused by <i>E. corrodens</i> are presented. In both cases, an obstructing endobronchial foreign body was found. Removal of the foreign bodies allowed complete recovery. A local and literature review demonstrated <i>E. corrodens</i> causing empyema in only four other cases, all with comorbidities. We conclude that in cases of persistent pneumonia in healthy children due to <i>Eikenella corrodens</i>, an aspirated foreign body should be suspected.