title: Round atelectasis as a complication of Legionnella pneumonia.
abstract: Round atelectasis is a rare lung pseudotumor that is most commonly associated with asbestos-related pleural disease but can result from a variety of chronic pleural diseases. We describe a patient who developed round atelectasis over a period of only several months following an acute pleuropulmonary illness caused by Legionnella pneumophila.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuno
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Bower
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Aguayo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed