Consulting Phycisian, Dr. Sameer Verma Clinic, Malad West, Borivalli, Mumbai.
Chest Physician, Vora Clinic, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; Corresponding Author.
J Assoc Physicians India. 2022 Jun;70(6):11-12. doi: 10.5005/japi-11001-0016.
Round pneumonia is a radiological manifestation of pulmonary lesion. This is found as spherical or oval-shaped radio-opacity on chest X-ray. Round pneumonia has been reported in literature uncommonly. Round pneumonia was first time reported in the radiology literature in 1954 (Wagner et al., 1998). It was first recognized in children. In 1973, Rose and Ward reviewed 21 cases of round pneumonia in children. Radiological findings resembled pulmonary and mediastinal masses. Since then, time and again, round pneumonia has been reported in children; but, this is also found rarely in adults. There are many causes of round pneumonia in adults, for example, infectious and noninfectious. It may mimic pulmonary neoplasms due to its radiological appearance. Hence, the usual diagnostic challenge of round pneumonia is to differentiate pneumonia from bronchogenic carcinoma. Here we present an interesting case of round pneumonia in an adult female.
球形肺炎是肺部病变的一种放射学表现。在胸部 X 光片上可见球形或椭圆形的放射性不透明。球形肺炎在文献中报道较少。球形肺炎于 1954 年首次在放射学文献中报道（Wagner 等人，1998 年）。它最初是在儿童中发现的。1973 年，Rose 和 Ward 回顾了 21 例儿童球形肺炎。放射学表现类似于肺部和纵隔肿块。此后，儿童中不断有球形肺炎的报道，但在成人中也很少见。成人球形肺炎的病因很多，例如感染性和非感染性。由于其放射学表现，可能会模拟肺部肿瘤。因此，球形肺炎的通常诊断挑战是将肺炎与支气管源性癌区分开来。在这里，我们呈现了一个成年女性球形肺炎的有趣病例。
