TY - JOUR T1 - Complicated pneumonia in children JF - Breathe JO - breathe SP - 210 LP - 222 DO - 10.1183/20734735.043012 VL - 9 IS - 3 AU - Rishi Pabary AU - Ian M. Balfour-Lynn Y1 - 2013/03/01 UR - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/9/3/210.abstract N2 - Educational aims To understand the pathogenesis of complicated community-acquired pneumonia in children To gain an understanding into the management of common complications of community-acquired pneumonia in children Summary Community-acquired pneumonia is a common paediatric infection and, even with the introduction of pneumococcal and Haemophilus vaccinations, most children will experience at least one episode before adult life. Most cases are self-limiting but a small number of children will develop sequelae and require hospitalisation. This review focuses on the presentation and management of complications of community-acquired pneumonia in children. ER -