[A case of organizing pneumonia which had to be treated with steroids in the early phase of the disease against delayed resolution of severe pneumonia occurring even after antibiotic therapy].
A 58-year-old male was referred to our division because of antibiotic-resistant pneumonia. A chest X-ray film revealed severe pneumonia over the left lung field but laboratory data showed no leukocytosis. Transbronchial lung biopsy findings showed the evidence consistent with organizing pneumonia. One-month prednisolone therapy produced a disappearance of the pneumonia shadow, but a giant bulla was found at the same site. It was considered that it was necessary to treat this case with a combination of effective antibiotics and steroids in the early phase of the disease.
Umeki
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Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School.
Soejima
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011859:Radiography
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011239:Prednisolone