Klebsiella pneumonia

• acute, fulminating form
  • diabetics
  • alcoholics

• chronic form
  • associated with underlying lung disease

• unusual in infants + children (but may be epidemic)
• mortality about 50% (less in epidemic form)
  • death often in 48 hours

• XR findings:
  • alveolar exudate ==> increased lung volume

© 2002, C.E. Kahn, Jr.
2002-04-18