1. [Four cases of Klebsiella pneumonia].
- Author
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Tsukadaira A, Okubo Y, Kobayashi T, Wakamatsu T, Sasabayashi M, Hotta J, Tsushima K, Takashi S, Yamazaki Y, Yamaguchi S, Hanaoka M, Koizumi T, Fujimoto K, Horie S, and Kubo K
- Subjects
- Acute Disease, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Chronic Disease, Cross Infection, Female, Humans, Klebsiella Infections complications, Lung Abscess complications, Lung Abscess diagnostic imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Opportunistic Infections complications, Pneumonia, Aspiration complications, Pneumonia, Aspiration diagnostic imaging, Pneumonia, Bacterial complications, Pneumonia, Pneumococcal complications, Pneumonia, Pneumococcal diagnostic imaging, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Klebsiella Infections diagnostic imaging, Opportunistic Infections diagnostic imaging, Pneumonia, Bacterial diagnostic imaging
- Abstract
Typical Klebsiella pneumonia with mucous sputum is known as an opportunistic nosocomial infection. However, computed tomographic study of limiting in Klebsiella pneumonia is rare. We report three types of chest computed tomography (CT) findings for Klebsiella pneumonia. Case 1 shows typical lobar pneumonia (Friedlander pneumonia), Cases 2 and 3 show acute bronchopneumonia with subclinical aspiration, and Case 4, chronic Klebsiella pneumonia with typical cavitary lung abscesses. Of these four cases of Klebsiella pneumonia, three developed in the right lung, as determined radiologically, but esophagogastroduodenoscopy indicated that the lesions of Case 3 had developed in the left lingula and upper lobe.
- Published
- 2002