Utility of radiography and clinical features in the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia.
This article reviews the approach to the differential diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia using clinical clues and radiography. Evidence is reviewed that indicates that the etiology of such pneumonias is changing. The basic clinical patterns, including bacterial, nonbacterial, and mixed presentations are discussed, as well as how aspiration, diabetes, and alcoholism affect the differential diagnosis.
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State University of New York, Stony Brook.
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D011859:Radiography; D013029:Space-Time Clustering