title: Life-threatening "round pneumonia".
abstract: Round pneumonia is a rare manifestation of lower respiratory tract infection in adults. Previous reports emphasize that this entity is typically a mild, easily treatable illness that often masquerades radiographically as a neoplasm. We present two cases of round pneumonia, in patients with abnormal immunity, that progressed rapidly to life-threatening septic shock and respiratory failure.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, New England Medical Center Hospital/Tufts University of School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Soubani
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Epstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018450:Disease Progression; D004630:Emergencies; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000276:immunology; D011859:Radiography