Round pneumonia in an elderly woman

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: We describe a case of pneumococcal round pneumonia in an elderly smoker and it demonstrates the role of inflammatory biomarkers and follow-up imaging in ruling out more ominous diagnoses.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mahmood, Tashfeen, Jou-Tindou, Adeline J, Khasawneh, Faisal A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
Materias:
Clinical Image
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4184767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25356230
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.42
Descripción
Sumario:KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE: We describe a case of pneumococcal round pneumonia in an elderly smoker and it demonstrates the role of inflammatory biomarkers and follow-up imaging in ruling out more ominous diagnoses.

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