Is there something else you could be missing? Many potentially deadly conditions can be confused for pneumonia. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the first symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease can mimic the flu, but cough and chest pain can indicate the condition has progressed to pneumonia. If signs and/or symptoms are present and concerning, do not hesitate to begin the workup for PE. Unusual Pneumonia Mimic. McGraw Hill Professional 2016. MacCallum NS, Evans TW. [. Patients with acute decompensated heart failure most commonly present with cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, and/or peripheral edema. Copyright © 2001 W. B. Saunders Company. Furthermore, these symptoms will progress over time and may include symptoms less commonly seen in pneumonia (weight loss, bone pain, or voice hoarseness). Table 1. On short axis view, the LV will appear “D” shaped, with RV bowing into the LV due to elevated right-sided pressures.10-12, Endocarditis is most commonly caused by a bacterial agent, with a one-year mortality of 40%.13 The most common symptoms are intermittent fever (85%) and malaise (80%).1  Additionally, endocarditis can present with dyspnea, chest pain, cough, headache, weakness, and myalgias. We summarize the This blog aims to disrupt how medical providers and trainees can gain public access to high-quality, educational content while also engaging in a dialogue about best-practices in EM and medical education. When a person diagnosed with mesothelioma gets pneumonia, it may delay other cancer treatments, too. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Clinical characteristics of patients with acute pulmonary embolism:  data from PIOPED II. If a person has lung cancer and gets pneumonia, the prognosis and life expectancy is poor. Powered by Gomalthemes. The lung infection primarily affects the tiny air sacs of the lungs, causing a number of respiratory symptoms that mimic a bad cough, flu, and fever. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine:  Concepts and Clinical Practice. The patient with extrapulmonary features of SLE (e.g. The expertise of the micro biologist and recent antibiotic therapy will also play a key role in the final outcome of a gram stain examination. Pulmonary involvement is common and has been observed in up to 93% of patients with SLE.20,21 Lung involvement in SLE often manifests as pleurisy, coughing, and/or dyspnea.21-23 The most common respiratory condition among patients with SLE is pleuritis, thought to be due to autoantibodies damaging the pleura itself.1 Pneumonitis may also occur in the setting of SLE. Bacteria, viruses, and fungi cause pneumonia. In 2012, lung cancer worldwide was the most common cancer in men and the third most common cancer in women.34 In the U.S., lung cancer occurs in an estimated 225,000 patients every year and is responsible for over 160,000 deaths.35 There are many risk factors for cancer, the most notorious of which is smoking. BNP will more likely be elevated in CHF exacerbations, though sepsis from pneumonia can also increase BNP.1,27, The chest x-ray findings in CHF may include prominent interstitial markings, cardiomegaly, and pleural effusions.2, US in the setting of CHF will reveal b-lines in 3 or more lung fields bilaterally, which has a +LR of 20. http://www.emdocs.net/ultrasound-for-pneumonia-in-the-ed/, http://www.who.int.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/tb/publications/global_report/en/, http://www.wcrf.org/int/cancer-facts-figures/worldwide-data, emDOCs.net – Emergency Medicine EducationMedical Malpractice Insights: Learning from mistakes and dodging bullets - emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education, emDOCs Podcast – Episode 20: Perspectives on Failure with Rob Orman, Non-Pregnant Vaginal Bleeding: Differential Diagnosis, Presentation, Evaluation, and Management, EM@3AM: Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury, Ultrasound G.E.L. This case highlights an atypical presentation, where the early development of inflammatory lung injury mimicked common pneumonia. Rubenfeld GD, Caldwell E, Peabody E, et al. Overview of acute pulmonary embolism in adults. Fighting off pneumonia can be very difficult for mesothelioma patients. Thompson BT. There are a wide array of nonspecific signs and symptoms associated with the multiple forms of TB, shown in Table 5.30, Table 5. In PE, US may reveal RV strain with dilated RV and free wall hypokinesis and normal RV apical contractility (McConnell Sign). Pulmonary manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus:  review of twelve cases of acute lupus pneumonitis. Pneumonia can cause the small air sacs in your lungs, known as alveoli, to fill with fluid. Lung tumors can be diagnosed as pneumonia when they are first detected on a chest x-ray. Respir Res. The IVC will often reveal significant distension, with 2-2.5cm in size and < 50% collapse. King Jr. TE, Kim EJ, Kinder BW. Epidemiology, risk factors, and microbiology of infective endocarditis. The diagnosis of ARDS is complicated, as the most common cause or ARDS is sepsis. Castillo FJ, Anguita M, Castillo JC, et al. Pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a thrombus, most commonly from the venous system, embolizes to the pulmonary vasculature.7,8 Like pneumonia, the clinical presentation of a PE can vary greatly, ranging from an asymptomatic patient to an ill-appearing, dyspneic patient. Signs and Symptoms Of Pulmonary Embolism (adapted from Stein PD, Beemath A, Matta F, et al. 70 mTOR inhibitor‐induced pneumonitis is an infrequent though potentially severe … These patients often have nonspecific EKGs showing left-ventricular hypertrophy, bundle branch block, or signs of a previous MI such as prominent Q waves or T wave inversions. Emboli in infective endocarditis:  the prognostic value of echocardiography. Subhepatic appendicitis presents a diagnostic challenge and its clinical presentation may mimic that of other entities. This patient may originally be worked up for pneumonia. Hansen-Flaschen J, Siegel MD. Bartlett JG. This wide variation in symptoms and presentation provides potential for misdiagnosis, especially if other conditions are not considered. Your email address will not be published. Symptoms of lung cancer at presentation. Pneumonia can be dangerous for … Pneumonia can be a complication of COVID-19 , the illness caused by the new coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2. Acute lupus pneumonitis can closely mimic an acute infectious pneumonia both clinically and radiographically. On exam, you notice that his right lower extremity is slightly edematous compared to the left. Viral pneumonia may clear up on its own; however, when severe, it can be life-threatening. Clinical manifestations and complications of pulmonary tuberculosis. A patient with a primary lung cancer can easily be confused with pneumonia due to the similarity of symptoms (Table 6). Am J Med. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Clinically, both present with dyspnea, fever, and chest pain. Aspiration means that you breathe oral secretions or stomach contents into your lungs. These patients present with severe shortness of breath, hemoptysis, and diffuse patchy infiltrates on chest x-ray. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 is a respiratory illness. Click below to contact us or find us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+. Risk factors such as sepsis, aspiration, and multiple transfusions are commonly seen with ARDS.38 Other risk factors for ARDS include alcohol abuse, trauma, and smoke inhalation. Contact us at editors@emdocs.net. Pulmonary manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults. Matthay RA, Schwarz MI, Petty TL, et al. Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal. Have feedback or suggestions on how we can improve the site? 28 Using … Pneumonia is the sixth leading cause of death and tends to be more prevalent and severe in the elderly.17, 28 It is estimated that there are more than 3 million episodes of pneumonia in the United States per year, with more than half of patients being treated as outpatients, resulting in annual costs of $23 billion. MIMICS OF PNEUMONIA Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. 68, 69 Pulmonary PTLD can also radiographically mimic infectious etiologies of pneumonia. Viral pneumonia is a common complication of influenza-like illnesses and is a complication of SARS-COV-2. Cancer 1985; 56:2107-2111). The diseases that COVID-19 pneumonia may mimic can be broadly classied as infectious or non-infectious diseases (pulmonary edema, hemorrhage, neoplasms, organizing pneumonia, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary infarction, interstitial lung diseases, and aspiration pneumonia). Barnes PF, et al: Chest roentgenogram in pulmonary TB:  new data on an old test. There are several dangerous medical conditions that can look a lot like pneumonia upon initial examination. This has been described in 13 to 44% of patients with IE.18,19 Septic emboli can lead to damage in the systemic or pulmonary artery circulation, depending on left vs. right-sided disease. Fine MJ, Stone RA, Singer DE et al. Usually, it is said that death is due to complications from pneumonia. Pneumonia can be life-threatening, most commonly in older patients with comorbidities or immunocompromised patients. Treatment includes management of the underlying diseases, antibiotics for bacterial pneumonia, antifungals for fungal and metronidazole and other antiparasitic drugs for … Shown is a CT scan from a 65-year-old man in China with COVID-19. Radiologic findings in pneumonia are used in conjunction with the physical exam to identify any area of consolidation. *Bonus: What can potentially assist providers? The death rate has remained constant at about 30 per 100,000 episodes. On physical exam, patients with ARDS often have diffuse crackles on auscultation of the lungs. Required fields are marked *. Collard HR, Schwarz MI. Infective endocarditis in the aging patient. While it is tempting to diagnose pneumonia in a patient with a classic presentation (fever, cough, shortness of breath) and a supportive chest x-ray, what else should be considered? US may reveal valvular vegetation(s) and/or regurgitation. A number of non-infectious conditions, including neoplastic lesions, pulmonary oedema, pulmonary embolism, drug-induced pneumonitis, diffuse alveolar haemorrhage syndromes, cryptogenic organising pneumonia and acute eosinophilic pneumonia, may present in a similar way and mimic CAP. In the patient with IE risk factors described above and multiple consolidations/infarcts on chest x-ray, strongly consider IE and obtain multiple blood cultures and echocardiogram. This project is rolling and you can submit an idea or write-up at any time! As you return to this 52-year-old gentleman’s room with his prescription for antibiotics, you notice that he remains tachycardic, tachypneic, and hypoxic (HR 105, RR 24, SpO2 93%). Dynamic air bronchograms (those that move) are considered pathognomonic for pneumonia. Table 2. 8th ed. Contracting pneumonia before mesothelioma surgery may delay or cancel the procedure, depending on the how sick the patient gets. As you write the diagnosis of “pneumonia” on the discharge form and write a prescription for antibiotics, you pause. emDOCs subscribes to the Free Open Access Meducation. The chest x-ray in patients with lung cancer varies depending on the type and stage of cancer. Discussion with the oncology service is advised. Pozniak A. McGraw Hill Professional 2016. X-ray has a sensitivity of 46-77% in diagnosing pneumonia. Global Tuberculosis Report 2014. We summarize the imaging findings of COVID-19 and the aforementioned lung … World Cancer Research Fund International. Pneumonia is the sixth leading cause of death and tends to be more prevalent and severe in the elderly.17, 28 It is estimated that there are more than 3 million episodes of pneumonia in the United States per year, with more than half of patients being treated as outpatients, resulting in annual costs of $23 billion. Chemotherapy can weaken the body’s immune system. Mimics of Pneumonia (Adapted from Marx JA. Zamora MR, Warner ML, Tuder R, Schwarz MI. A patient with flu-like symptoms (cough, myalgias, etc.) Dellaripa PF, Danoff Sonye. Aspiration pneumonia is another form of chemical pneumonia. Pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus can show up as distinctive hazy patches on the outer edges of the lungs, indicated by arrows. Pleural effusion and pneumonia are two conditions that affect our respiratory system. One of the most important aspects to not miss is the patient with multiple infiltrates on chest x-ray, as a dreaded complication of IE is septic emboli. Other findings on chest x-ray found in various organisms include pleural effusions, basilar infiltrates, interstitial infiltrates, or abscesses.1,2,4 However, each agent can present multiple ways on chest x-ray, and many patients may not demonstrate the classic radiographic findings, especially elderly and immunocompromised patients with weakened immune systems. What can mimic pneumonia? Diagnosis includes the Duke Criteria. Again, the chest x-ray may demonstrate multiple infarcts or consolidations. Infective endocarditis (IE) can easily be confused with pneumonia in a patient presenting with fever and dyspnea or chest pain. Various viruses, bacteria, and fungi can cause pneumonia. Cantrell M, Yoshikawa TT. Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Evaluate the patient for signs/symptoms of PE including shortness of breath with pleuritic chest pain, tachypnea, and leg swelling in the setting of risk factors such as recent travel history, prior history of thrombosis, family history of thrombosis, or history of cancer. Int J Clin Exp Med. Symptoms and Signs of Tuberculosis (Adapted from Barnes PF, et al:  Chest roentgenogram in pulmonary TB: new data on an old test. Pires JR 1, Moreira MJ 1, Martins M 2, Neves C 1. Chapter 65:  Pneumonia and Pulmonary Infiltrates.). Pneumonia is defined as an acute infection of the pulmonary alveoli. Affiliations. While pneumonia classically presents with a fever, cough, and shortness of breath, the presentation can vary widely in adults. Health conditions that can mimic chronic or recurrent pneumonia [4]: Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia; Pneumonitis; Coal worker’s pneumoconiosis; Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis; Chronic bronchitis; Treatment. You force your exhaustion to the back of your mind as you see your next patient: a 52-year-old male with cough and shortness of breath for three days. ), In differentiating TB from pneumonia, it is important to assess the patient for risk factors for TB. A chest x-ray in a person with pneumonia does not always have the characteristic “infiltrate” early in the course of the illness. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is acute, diffuse, inflammatory lung injury that carries high rates of morbidity, ranging from 26 to 58%.35,36 ARDS stems from diffuse alveolar damage and lung capillary endothelial injury, leading to increased capillary permeability and pulmonary edema.1 This disease manifests with respiratory distress, with patients often displaying tachycardia, tachypnea, hypoxemia, and dyspnea.37 Arterial blood gas analysis shows hypoxemia in addition to acute respiratory alkalosis and increased alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (though ABG is usually not required in the ED). These are called differential diagnoses — serious medical conditions that mimic the symptoms of less serious conditions. 8, Maloney G, Anderson E, Yealy DM. Benign tumors such as... Eosinophilic Pneumonia. PE can be easily confused with pneumonia, as the most common presenting symptom is dyspnea followed by pleuritic chest pain and cough.8,9 Fever can also be present in pulmonary embolism. The inflammation comes from the toxic effects of stomach acid and enzymes on lung tissue. Patients often require intubation, ICU admission, and high dose steroids.24-26, A patient with heart failure exacerbation can present similarly to a patient with pneumonia, particularly if a patient has undiagnosed heart failure. US has demonstrated tremendous utility differentiating pneumonia from other conditions. Patients with SLE (either diagnosed or undiagnosed) and lung involvement should be worked up for infection. TB can occur in multiple forms, including primary TB, reactivation TB, laryngeal TB, endobronchial TB, lower lung field TB infection, and tuberculoma.29 As TB affects the lungs and can present with fever, cough, or dyspnea, it is often misdiagnosed as viral or bacteria pneumonia. Acute respiratory distress syndrome:  Epidemiology, pathophysiology, pathology, and etiology in adults. The chest x-ray in patients with a primary lung cancer may display a solitary nodule, an interstitial infiltrate, or may be normal.2. Clinical presentation, histology, survival, and outcome. Needless to say that a ZN stain to look repeatedly for acid fast bacilli will be vital in ruling out TB which can mimic many of the pneumonias in presentation. Specifically, embolization can lead to stroke, paralysis, blindness, ischemia of the extremities, splenic or renal infarction, pulmonary emboli, or an acute myocardial infarction.18 In particular, septic emboli from the right heart to the pulmonary arteries can lead to a toxic-appearing patient with fever and shortness of breath. It’s a busy day in the ED. World Health Organization. The patient with ARDS will appear sick and will likely require high levels of FiO2 or positive pressure ventilation if not intubated, while the severity of pneumonia varies greatly based on the patient and infectious microbe. Classification of Pneumonia (Adapted from Maloney G, Anderson E, Yealy DM. 94:316, 1988. Unfortunately, many of these diagnoses are not even considered in a patient with a classic presentation for pneumonia until the patient fails to improve with initial antibiotic management. Tuberculosis and substance abuse in the United States, 1997-2006. Address reprint requests to Michael Lippmann, MD, Albert Einstein Medical Center, 5401 Old York Road, Klein #363, Philadelphia, PA 19141. Pneumonia is a lung infection that leads to breathing difficulties and fluid in the lungs. Hampton’s Hump (peripheral wedge-shaped opacity with base against pleural surface) and Westermark’s Sign (focus of oligemia and vessel collapse distal to the PE) are classic findings in the PE radiograph, but they lack sensitivity. A chest radiograph will typically reveal bilateral alveolar infiltrates, and classically, no cardiomegaly is seen.2. However, it is often challenging to differentiate between these in the ED, and many patients will not have an etiologic agent identified even after inpatient evaluation. Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine:  A Comprehensive Study Guide. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can be caused by viruses, bacteria and fungi (Figure 1). empiric therapy. The most common symptoms and their frequency are shown in Table 3. 3 authors. The death rate has remained constant at about 30 per 100,000 episodes.28 Using conventional culture techniques, the cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is determined in only approximately 50% of cases.42 A more recent prospective study using transthoracic needle aspiration to obtain a microbiologic diagnosis found Streptococcus pneumoniae to be the most common cause of CAP, accounting for 25% of all cases, with failure of conventional microbiologic techniques in one third of cases.56 The appropriate resolution rate for CAP depends to a great degree on age; comorbid factors, particularly the presence of underlying lung disease; and factors such as alcohol abuse and social strata.51 Occasionally the radiograph may show progression despite clinical improvement as exemplified by defervescence and reduction in leukocytosis.42 The virulence of the infecting organism plays an important role in resolution rates, with Staphylococcus aureus, enteric gram-negative pathogens, and Legionella taking the longest to resolve, occasionally months; Mycoplasma resolving the fastest, at 2 to 4 weeks; and Chlamydia having an intermediate resolution rate.25, 34, 42 It is useful to determine if one is dealing with a slowly resolving process (i.e., <50% resolution in 1 month), the emergence of resistance, or treatment of the wrong pathogen or process. The important aspect of not missing PE is first considering it. Complications and outcome of infective endocarditis. These include pulmonary embolism, endocarditis, vasculitis, acute decompensated heart failure, tuberculosis, primary lung cancer, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. The chest x-ray shows more diffuse involvement than would be expected in a patient with pneumonia.2 US will reveal b-lines in multiple lung fields. 13-17. Would you like to contribute? Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and systemic lupus erythematosus. Epidemiology of acute lung injury. Worldwide Data. Alveolar hemorrhage in systemic lupus erythematosus:  a cohort review. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Chapter 65:  Pneumonia and Pulmonary Infiltrates. We are actively recruiting both new topics and authors. Pneumonia is a common lung infection. Sexton DJ. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. NONRESOLVING PNEUMONIA AND MIMICS OF PNEUMONIA. Risk factors for IE are shown below in Table 4. Andrade C, Mendonca T, Farinha F, et al. 2007;120(10):871.). The most common identified viral causes of pneumonia are influenza and parainfluenza viruses. You order a chest x-ray, which demonstrates a right lower lobe infiltrate. The examination may reveal bronchial or decreased breath sounds, dullness on percussion, rales, rhonchi, or wheezing. Chest 1974; 65:299-306 and Chute CG, et al. The most commonly reported behavioral risk factor among patients with TB in the U.S. is substance abuse (including drugs, tobacco, and alcohol).31 Other risk factors include malnutrition, systemic disease (silicosis, malignancy, diabetes, renal disease, celiac disease, or liver disease), or patients who are immunocompromised or homeless.32  Additionally, TB should be considered when a patient has a history of recent travel to an area where TB is endemic (Africa, the Middle East, Southeast and East Asia, and Central and South America).33. The diseases that COVID-19 pneumonia may mimic can be broadly classified as infectious or non-infectious diseases (pulmonary edema, hemorrhage, neoplasms, organizing pneumonia, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary infarction, interstitial lung diseases, and aspiration pneumonia). Pneumonia can happen on its own or as a result of a complication of other infections like the flu. Multiple other infective and non-infective conditions can mimic community-acquired pneumonia, leading to misdiagnosis in 5–17% of cases. You perform a more complete review of systems and find out this gentleman has been experiencing pain in his right calf over the past week after returning from an overseas business trip. Pneumonia can range from a mild to serious or life-threatening … Chest. Epidemiology of tuberculosis. Sometimes it's difficult to know what the exact cause of death is. As a result, when pneumonia fails to respond to treatment, the question becomes whether or not the diagnosis of pneumonia is even correct, since many conditions can mimic pneu-monia. You can get pneumonia as a complication of viral infections such as COVID-19 or the flu, or even a common cold. with the risk factors shown in Table 4, warrants further evaluation for IE. Oeltmann JE, Kammerer JS, Pevzner ES, Moonan PK. [, Chavez MA, Shams N, Ellington LE, et al. A number of non-infectious conditions, including neoplastic lesions, pulmonary oedema, pulmonary embolism, drug-induced pneumonitis, diffuse alveolar haemorrhage syndromes, cryptogenic organising pneumonia and acute eosinophilic pneumonia, may present in a similar way and mimic CAP. Diagnosis includes the Duke Criteria. Abnormal cells in lung tissue that multiply causing malignant tumors in the lung(s) cause lung cancer. Steckelberg JM, Murphy JG, Ballard D, et al. malar rash, oral ulcers, polyserositis, renal insufficiency, cytopenia, thrombophilia, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, or arthritis) and signs of lung involvement warrants treatment for infection and worsening vasculitis. Borlaug BA. Saunders 2014. Pleural effusion is actually a complication of many illnesses that directly or indirectly exert an adverse impact on the airways and lung parenchyma whereas pneumonia is one such illness that can give rise to pleural effusion. About 80% of coronavirus infections have no symptoms or mild symptoms consistent with the flu. The most common signs of pneumonia include cough (79%-91%), fever (up to 75%), increased sputum (up to 65%), pleuritic chest pain (up to 50%), and dyspnea (approximately 70%).3 There are many patterns of presentation with a variety of these symptoms and physical findings, making the diagnosis at times difficult. Since patients with SLE are often immunosuppressed due to immunomodulatory therapy and the disease itself, they are at a much higher risk of infection with both typical and opportunistic agents. Risk factors for IE are shown below in Table 4. Such conditions may even be emergencies, like appendicitis. Siegel MD. Incidence and outcomes of acute lung injury. Pneumonia Can Often Be Seen on a Chest X-ray. Author information. We strive to reshape medical education and academia in their evolution beyond the traditional classroom. There are many mimics of such patches like tuberculosis, collapsed lung lobe, fibrosis, lung nodules abscess, occupational diseases and fungal infections etc.The list is quiet long. 94:316, 1988. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-7125(05)70393-X. Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine:  A Comprehensive Study Guide. Diffuse alveolar damage is a more common presentation in patients who already have a documented history of lupus and rarely presents as the initial manifestation of lupus. In addition to pneumonia, you decide to begin to work up this gentleman for a possible deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Table 6. Clinical Presentation, Etiology and Outcome of Infective Endocarditis in the 21. Unfortunately, many of these conditions are not considered until the patient fails to improve after treatment with antibiotics. Long, BS (@drew2232, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, US Army) and Brit Long, MD (@long_brit, EM Chief Resident at SAUSHEC, USAF) // Edited by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK, EM Attending Physician, UTSW / Parkland Memorial Hospital) & Justin Bright, MD (@JBright2021, Senior Staff Physician, Henry Ford Hospital). The classic presentation of pneumonia is a cough productive of purulent sputum, shortness of breath, and fever. A chest CT reveals a large right-sided segmental PE. Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Processes and outcomes of care for patients with community-acquired pneumonia:  results from the Pneumonia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) cohort study. ), Acute pulmonary infection in a patient who is not hospitalized or residing in a long-term care facility 14 or more days before presentation, New infection occurring 48 hours or more after hospital admission, Patients hospitalized ≥ 2 days within past 90 days, Pneumonia can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. If considering a primary lung malignancy in a patient whose presentation is consistent with pneumonia, more definitive imaging including CT of the chest may be warranted. Pneumonia in people with lung cancer. SLE is an autoimmune disorder that leads to inflammation of multiple organ systems. (Modified from: Hyde, L, Hyde, CI. valvular or congenital), Marx JA. The “typical” pathogens are thought to account for about half of cases.1 “Atypical” pathogens include Legionella, Mycoplasma, and Chlamydia. 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