Abstract Z. Benyashvili¹, A. Djirbe² and N. Assy^1,2,3

¹Department of Internal Medicine, ²Liver Unit, ³Sieff Government Hospital, Safed, Israel, Technion Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.

Abstract

We describe a case of fulminant community acquired bacteremic K. pneumoniae pneumonia in non alcoholic (<20 gr/day) patient. A previously healthy 36-year-old man presented with fever (39 C), malaise, dyspnea and a nonproductive cough. On physical examination, he had tachycardia (120/min), tachypnea (31/min) and hypotension (85/67 mm Hg). A chest radiograph displayed symmetric bilateral and voluminous hyperdense lung infiltrates with bulging interlobar fissure.

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