Klebsiella pneumonia

Summary
Synonym
  • Pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae (disorder)
Definition
A bacterial pneumonia involving Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. Patients with Klebsiella pneumonia tend to cough up a characteristic sputum that is said to resemble red-currant jelly. Klebsiella pneumonia tends to affect people with underlying diseases, such as alcoholism, diabetes and chronic lung disease. The symptoms include high fever, rigors and pleuritic pain, and hemoptysis.
Super Class
bacterial pneumonia
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Disease Ontology
DOID:13272
Mondo Disease Ontology
MeSH
Related Genes
Displaying all 3 entries
Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
960 CD44 CD44 molecule (IN blood group)
2876 GPX1 glutathione peroxidase 1
4153 MBL2 mannose binding lectin 2
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