Zhang Yi, Yu Yong-Sheng, Tang Zheng-Hao, Chen Xiao-Hua, Zang Guo-Qing
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2014 Jan;45(1):207-13.
Round pneumonia is an uncommon form of pulmonary infection usually found in children. It may resemble pulmonary neoplasm on radiographs. We present a case of round pneumonia in a 43-year-old male with a history of smoking and a family history of lung cancer. The patient was treated with antibiotics for more than two weeks, after which the infection resolved completely both clinically and radiologically. Clinicians should consider this uncommon type of pneumonia in the differential diagnosis of spherical pulmonary masses to avoid unnecessary diagnostic tests.
圆形肺炎是一种罕见的肺部感染形式，常见于儿童。在X线片上它可能类似肺部肿瘤。我们报告一例43岁男性圆形肺炎病例，该患者有吸烟史且有肺癌家族史。患者接受了两周多的抗生素治疗，之后感染在临床和影像学上均完全消退。临床医生在鉴别诊断球形肺肿块时应考虑这种罕见类型的肺炎，以避免不必要的诊断检查。
