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(Chest. 1974;66:199-201.)
© 1974 American College of Chest Physicians

Spherical Pneumonia

Phillip Steiner M.D., F.C.C.P.1 and Madu Rao M.D.2

1 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center
2 Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center

A case of pneumonia occurring in a nine and one-half-year-old boy is presented in which the initial x-ray film of the chest showed a round hyperlucent area suggesting malignancy as one of the diagnostic possibilities. The clinical and laboratory findings indicated an inflammatory process as the most likely etiologic agent. A trial of antibiotic therapy was given before extensive investigation for malignancy was undertaken. The patient responded well to therapy, thus avoiding further needless studies such as bronchoscopy and thoracotomy.






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