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ArticleJournal of radiology case reports2023

A case of pulmonary infection with Prevotella melanogenica having the paving stone symptom.

Xiaoxi Lin, Hang Cui, Qihui Liu, Songtao Shou, Heng Jin

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Article in Journal of radiology case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaoxi LinDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Hang CuiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Qihui LiuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Songtao ShouDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Heng JinDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prevotella melanogenica is a typical organism present in the human oral cavity and female reproductive tract, which is responsible for causing periodontal disease and the inflammation of the female reproductive tract. The present report discusses the case of a young female patient who presented with cough and fever as the main clinical symptoms. Computed Tomography (CT) revealed multiple clusters of ground glass density shadows in both lungs, with network-like and paving stone-like changes. The alveolar lavage fluid was collected for next-generation sequencing, which revealed the presence of Prevotella melanogenica. The patient received treatments, CT revealed that the density of multiple flakes of ground glass density in both lungs was lower than the previously observed density. Prevotella melanogenica pneumonia is rare, and the paving stone symptom observed in CT is not specific. Therefore, the case reported here provides a novel perspective regarding the diagnosis of pneumonia.

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COVID-19PneumoniaCoughFemaleHumansLungTomography, X-Ray ComputedCase reportLungPaving stone symptomPrevotellaPrevotella pneumonia

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PMID37021294
PMCPMC10069710
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