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Case Reports
. 2012 May 26:2012:bcr0120125673.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.01.2012.5673.

Community acquired Pseudomonas pneumonia in an immune competent host

Mehrnaz Asadi Gharabaghi  1 , Seyed Mojtaba Mir Abdollahi, Enayat Safavi, Seyed Hamid Abtahi
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Case Reports

Community acquired Pseudomonas pneumonia in an immune competent host

Mehrnaz Asadi Gharabaghi et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an uncommon cause of community-acquired pneumonia in immune-competent hosts. It is commonly seen in patients with structural lung abnormality such as cystic fibrosis or in immune compromised hosts. Here, the authors report a case of community-acquired Pseudomonas pneumonia in a 26-year old healthy man who presented with 8-week history of malaise and cough.

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Figure 1
(A–C) Sections of lung CT scan showing air-space consolidation with necrosis and air-bronchogram on left upper lobe extending inferiorly to a mass-like lesion in left lower lobe.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Large colonies of mucoid Pseudomonas grew on culture media.
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