[Four cases of Klebsiella pneumonia]

Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2002 Jun;40(6):530-5.
[Article in Japanese]

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Chronic Disease
  • Cross Infection
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections / complications
  • Klebsiella Infections / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Abscess / complications
  • Lung Abscess / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Opportunistic Infections / complications
  • Opportunistic Infections / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration / complications
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration / diagnostic imaging
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / complications
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / complications
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed