Assessment of Mediastinal Lymph Node Size in Pneumococcal Pneumonia with Bacteremia.

Amit ChopraAakash ModiHaroon ChaudhryRecai YucelNeha RaneJohn FantauzziFrederic J HellwitzMarc A Judson

Published in: Lung (2017)

Pneumococcal pneumonia with bacteremia is associated with mild mediastinal lymph node enlargement. The presence of marked mediastinal lymphadenopathy (short axis LN size > 2 cm) should not be assumed from pneumococcal pneumonia.

Keyphrases

lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node
respiratory failure
community acquired pneumonia
gram negative
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation
fine needle aspiration