title: "Bad breath": presenting manifestation of anaerobic pulmonary infection.
abstract: Three patients are described in whom a putrid breath odor was the only or fist manifestation of anaerobic infection of the lung. Fever, productive cough, and pleuritic pain, common findings in anaerobic pulmonary infection, were not initally present. "Bad breath" may be an early due to the presence of anaerobic pulmonary infection.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D005673:Fusobacterium; D006209:Halitosis; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010462:Peptostreptococcus