Nontuberculous pneumonia complicating pulmonary tuberculosis.

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Article1 March 1958NONTUBERCULOUS PNEUMONIA COMPLICATING PULMONARY TUBERCULOSISSALVATORE A. LABARBERA, M.D., HARRY H. EPSTEIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., LYNN L. FULKERSON, M.D., ARTHUR S. GRANSTON, M.D.SALVATORE A. LABARBERA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HARRY H. EPSTEIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, LYNN L. FULKERSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ARTHUR S. GRANSTON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-3-635 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe occurrence of nontuberculous pneumonia in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis still presents a problem in differential diagnosis. Its frequency remains disputed, and many clinicians are of the opinion that the coexistence of these diseases is rare. Prior to 1942 clinical reports of a few cases appeared in the literature, often with the opinion of the infrequent occurrence of the two diseases in the same patient.1, 2, 3In a recent publication on pneumonias, Reimann4states: "It is said that patients with pulmonary tuberculosis rarely get pneumonia caused by other bacteria, but the circumstance probably occurs more often than is believed."...Bibliography1. Crawford JH: Pneumococcal pneumonia complicating pulmonary tuberculosis, treated with M & B 693, Brit. M. J. 1: 608, 1939. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Pagel W: Reactivation of a tuberculous focus by micro-organisms other than the tubercle bacillus, Lancet 1: 1279, 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. PedigoColeman GWEO: Pneumococcal pneumonia complicating pulmonary tuberculosis, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 43: 258, 1941. Google Scholar4. Reimann HA: Pneumonia, 1954, C. C Thomas, Springfield, Illinois. Google Scholar5. McPhedran FM: The distribution and prognosis of pulmonary lesions. Associated tuberculous and nontuberculous, Am. J. M. Sc. 190: 659, 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. BaumAmberson OSJB: Nontuberculous pulmonary infections complicating pulmonary tuberculosis, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 45: 243, 1942. Google Scholar7. BaumBaum OSLL: The effect of nontuberculous pulmonary inflammation on pulmonary tuberculosis, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 59: 68, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. Hogan GF: Nontuberculous pneumonia complicating pulmonary tuberculosis, New England J. Med. 233: 547, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. Cohen S: Resolving lobar pneumonia in adults simulating tuberculosis in the roentgenogram, Am. J. Roentgenol. 40: 202, 1938. Google Scholar10. Cohen S: Chronic infectious pulmonary changes simulating tuberculosis in the older age group, Dis. of Chest 22: 81, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication September 17, 1956.Preliminary report presented at the National Meeting of the U. S. Public Health Service Clinical Society at Bethesda, Maryland, April 26-28, 1956.From the U. S. Public Health Service Hospital, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, N. Y.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Salvatore A. LaBarbera, M.D., U. S. Public Health Service Hospital, Staten Island, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 March 1958Volume 48, Issue 3Page: 635-646KeywordsBacteriaClinical laboratoriesMedical servicesMedical staffPneumoniaPulmonary diseasesTuberculosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...