 Question Number 0579 Question: A 20 year old previously healthy woman presents with general malaise, severe cough and breathlessness which has not improved with a seven day course of amoxycillin. There is nothing significant to find on examination. The x-ray shows patchy shadowing throughout the lung fields. The blood film shows clumping of red cells with suggestion of cold agglutinins. a) Strep pneumococcus |
Labels: Microbiology, Pulmonology, Radiology
