MASSIVE PULMONARY GANGRENE
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Severe pneumococcal pneumonia complicated by massive pulmonary gangrene.
Massive pulmonary gangrene is a rare complication of pneumonia, particularly in the postantibiotic era. We report two cases of community-acquired Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia in young patients with a background of heavy alcohol abuse, but no other preexisting disease, which failed to respond to appropriate antibiotic therapy and intensive care. In both, there was extensive unilateral invo...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Roentgenology
سال: 1968
ISSN: 0361-803X,1546-3141
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.103.3.548