Pneumococcal pneumonia

Case contributed by Guillermo César Vélez Parra
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

6 days of cough, fever and malaise.

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Alveolar opacities in right upper lobe.

No other findings.

Case Discussion

This is lobar pneumonia. Streptococcus pneumoniae was proven with serologic testing.

This case was published with Valentina Díaz MD.

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