Propionibacterium acnes pneumonia in a patient with lymphoma.
A 57 year-old male with lymphocytic lymphoma developed symptoms of cough, fever and progressive dyspnea accompanied by a diffuse lower lung infiltrate. Open lung biopsy revealed multiple micro-abscesses surrounding small bronchioles which yielded a pure growth of Propionibacterium acnes.
D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D011424:Propionibacterium