000 Klebsiella pneumonia

  • Klebsiella pneumonia is a
  •  bacterial pneumonia
  • caused by the bacterium
    • Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Common CT findings in Klebsiella pneumonia include:

  • Consolidation
    •  extensive consolidation,
  • Lobar Involvement
    • lower lobes are commonly involved, and it may be bilateral.
  • Bulging Fissure Sign
  • Abscess Formation:
  • Cavitary Lesions
  • Pleural Effusion:
  • Bulging Fissure Sign