Nodular tracheobronchitis in a patient with lymphoma: an unusual presentation of viridans streptococcal respiratory tract infection

Min A Lee; Kyung Min Shin; Jae-Kwang Lim; Seung Hyun Cho; Hye Jung Kim; Gab Chul Kim; So Mi Lee; Seung Soo Yoo

doi:10.1111/crj.12496

Nodular tracheobronchitis in a patient with lymphoma: an unusual presentation of viridans streptococcal respiratory tract infection

Clin Respir J. 2018 Jan;12(1):327-330. doi: 10.1111/crj.12496. Epub 2016 Jun 6.

Authors

Min A Lee¹, Kyung Min Shin¹, Jae-Kwang Lim¹, Seung Hyun Cho¹, Hye Jung Kim¹, Gab Chul Kim¹, So Mi Lee¹, Seung Soo Yoo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 27149343
DOI: 10.1111/crj.12496

Abstract

Bacterial tracheobronchitis without lung parenchymal involvement is extremely rare in adults, except in patients who are intubated or mechanically ventilated. We present a case of nodular tracheobronchitis caused by viridans streptococci in a non-ventilated lymphoma patient. To our knowledge, this is the first report of viridans streptococcal infection that has caused nodular tracheobronchitis.

Keywords: computed tomography; respiratory tract infections; streptococci; tracheobronchitis; viridans.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bronchi / diagnostic imaging
Bronchi / microbiology
Bronchitis / complications*
Bronchitis / diagnosis
Bronchitis / microbiology
Bronchoscopy
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Lymphoma / complications*
Lymphoma / diagnosis
Male
Middle Aged
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Streptococcal Infections / complications*
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
Streptococcus / isolation & purification
Trachea / diagnostic imaging
Trachea / microbiology
Tracheitis / complications*
Tracheitis / diagnosis
Tracheitis / microbiology