Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
Abstract
Branhamella catarrhalis is increasingly reported as a cause of pneumonia in the immunocompromised host. The authors here report what they believe to be a unique case of B catarrhalis bronchopneumonia in a patient who had previously acquired miliary tuberculosis. The patient initially responded to medication but died suddenly following a brief episode of febrile illness. At autopsy, several lines of evidence implicated B catarrhalis in the findings. The authors review the literature regarding cases of lower respiratory tract infection reportedly caused by B catarrhalis. Their own conclusion is that B catarrhalis infection is not necessarily caused by abnormal immunoglobulin, as some workers have suggested, but rather by damaged lung tissue in general and damaged bronchoalveolar cells in particular.
DOI
10.1515/jom-1989-890512
Publication Date
5-1989
ISSN
1945-1997
Recommended Citation
Nyong'o AO, Gadberry JL, Silverbrook RM, Silverbrook RM, Kavanaugh CS. Branhamella catarrhalis as a Cause of Pneumonia in a Patient With Miliary Tuberculosis. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 1989; 89(5). doi: 10.1515/jom-1989-890512.
