Polymicrobal Pneumonia in a Corticosteroid-Treated Patient with Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

Authors

John R. Haapaniemi
John Popovich Jr.

Abstract

The immunosuppressive properties of corticosteroids are well established and cause a depression of pulmonary defense mechanisms. We report the case of a patient treated with short-term corticosteroids for an exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease who developed a multiple organism pneumonia.

Recommended Citation

Haapaniemi, John R. and Popovich, John Jr. (1984) "Polymicrobal Pneumonia in a Corticosteroid-Treated Patient with Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease," Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal : Vol. 32 : No. 1 , 49-52.
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.henryford.com/hfhmedjournal/vol32/iss1/11