Round Pneumonia in Adults Masquerading as Bronchogenic Carcinoma
Chandan Kumar1, Abhishek1, Pal Satyajit Singh Athwal2, Shivangi Gupta1, Fnu Kajal2, Piyush Puri1 & Anil Kumar Kem1 Show affiliations
- Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, India
- National Health Mission, India
American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 14, Issue 4, pp. 103–105 · doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2018.103.105
Abstract
Round pneumonia or coin pneumonia is a rare variant in adults, although it is very common in the pediatric age group patients. It can mimic as a pulmonary mass on imaging, which can lead to broad differential diagnosis or misguidance toward the conditions like bronchogenic carcinoma or other benign conditions which can lead to unnecessary diagnostic work up like computerized tomography scan and even a biopsy. We report a case of 45-year-old female with this rare presentation of pneumonia.
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Kumar, C., Abhishek, Singh Athwal, P. S., Gupta, S., Kajal, F., Puri, P. & Kem, A. K. (2018). Round Pneumonia in Adults Masquerading as Bronchogenic Carcinoma. American Journal of Infectious Diseases, 14(4), 103–105. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2018.103.105
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