Friedlander pneumonia

Fried·län·der pneu·mo·ni·a

(frēd'len-dĕr),

a form of pneumonia caused by infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae (that is, Friedländer bacillus), characteristically severe and lobar in distribution.

Synonym(s): Friedländer bacillus pneumonia

Fried·län·der pneu·mo·ni·a

(frēd'lān-der nū-mō'nē-ă)

A form of pneumonia caused by infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae (Friedländer bacillus), characteristically severe and lobar in distribution.

Friedländer pneumonia

Lobar pneumonia caused by infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae, characterized by fevers, chills, sweats, cough, pleuritic pain, bloody sputum, and bulging interlobar fissures on chest x-ray.

See also: Friedländer, Carl

Friedländer,

(Friedlander), Carl, German pathologist, 1847-1887.

Friedländer bacillus - capsular types 1, 2, and 3 of this organism may be causative agents in pneumonia. Synonym(s): Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Friedländer disease

Friedländer pneumobacillus

Friedländer pneumonia - a form of pneumonia caused by infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae

Friedländer stain for capsules - an obsolete stain employing gentian violet.