Atelectasis with Pneumonia
Authors: ALTON I. SUTNICK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Article1 January 1964Atelectasis with PneumoniaA Pathophysiologic StudyALTON I. SUTNICK, M.D., LOUIS A. SOLOFF, M.D., F.A.C.P.ALTON I. SUTNICK, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LOUIS A. SOLOFF, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-1-39 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe occurrence of atelectasis in association with pneumonia has been recognized by clinicians for many years. Non-obstructive atelectasis, which has been reported in many instances of pneumonia, is one of the mysteries still remaining to cloud the understanding of a disease in which our therapeutic efforts have been relatively successful. As early as 1881, Rommelaere (1) reported this combination but offered no explanation for the mechanism of atelectasis. 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SOLOFF, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaFrom the Department of Medicine, Temple University Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.This work was supported in part by the Heart Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and the United States Public Health Service Postdoctoral Research Fellowship HSP-7080-C2, National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Alton I. Sutnick, M.D., Temple University School of Medicine, Broad and Ontario Streets, Philadelphia 40, Pennsylvania. 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