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Propionibacterium acnes pneumonia in a patient with lymphoma

Propionibacterium acnes-Pneumonie bei einem Patienten mit Lymphom

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A 57 year-old male with lymphocytic lymphoma developed symptoms of cough, fever and progressive dyspnea accompanied by a diffuse lower lung infiltrate. Open lung biopsy revealed multiple micro-abscesses surrounding small bronchioles which yielded a pure growth ofPropionibacterium acnes.

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Ein 57 Jahre alter Mann mit lymphozytischem Lymphom bekam Husten, Fieber und zunehmende Atemnot. Dabei bestand ein diffuses Infiltrat der basalen Lungenabschnitte. Eine offene Lungenbiopsie deckte multiple peribronchioläre Mikroabszesse auf, aus denenPropionibacterium acnes in Reinkultur gezüchtet wurde.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Devision of Pulmonary Diseases, UCLA School of Medicine, 90024, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Z. Mohsenifar,  D. Klonoff &  S. Cassan

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Mohsenifar, Z., Klonoff, D. & Cassan, S. Propionibacterium acnes pneumonia in a patient with lymphoma. Infection 7, 146–148 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01641315

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