title: Round pneumonia in an elderly woman.
abstract: We describe a case of pneumococcal round pneumonia in an elderly smoker and it demonstrates the role of inflammatory biomarkers and follow-up imaging in ruling out more ominous diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Deaconess Hospital Evansville, Indiana.
authors.forename: Tashfeen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.affiliation: Northwest Texas Hospital, Amarillo Hospitalist group Amarillo, Texas.
authors.forename: Adeline J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Jou-Tindou
authors.affiliation: Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Amarillo, Texas.
authors.forename: Faisal A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Khasawneh
keywords: Lung infections; round pneumonia.