Publication: Chronic Klebsiella pneumonia: A rare manifestation of Klebsiella pneumonia
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2015-01-01
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20776624
20721439
20721439
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Thoracic Disease. Vol.7, No.9 (2015), 1661-1664
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Viboon Boonsarngsuk, Poungrat Thungtitigul, Thitiporn Suwatanapongched Chronic Klebsiella pneumonia: A rare manifestation of Klebsiella pneumonia. Journal of Thoracic Disease. Vol.7, No.9 (2015), 1661-1664. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.09.31 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/36680
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Chronic Klebsiella pneumonia: A rare manifestation of Klebsiella pneumonia
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© 2015. Journal of Thoracic Disease. K. pneumoniae can present as two forms of community-acquired pneumonia, acute and chronic. Although acute pneumonia may turn into necrotizing pneumonia, which results in a prolonged clinical course, it often has a rapidly progressive clinical course. In contrast, chronic Klebsiella pneumonia runs a protracted indolent course that mimics other chronic pulmonary infections and malignancies. Herein, we present two cases of chronic Klebsiella pneumonia. The diagnosis was made by microorganism identification, as well as absence of other potential causes. Clinical and radiographic findings improved after a prolonged course of antibiotic therapy.