A Clinical Analysis of Primary Atypical Pneumonia With a Discussion of Electrocardiographic Findings

Article1 May 1946A CLINICAL ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA WITH A DISCUSSION OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC FINDINGSJOSEPH F. PAINTON, ALFRED M. HICKS, SAMUEL HANTMANJOSEPH F. PAINTON, ALFRED M. HICKS, SAMUEL HANTMANAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-24-5-775 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring the last few years, numerous reports have appeared in medical literature describing a type of pneumonia differing from both lobar and bronchopneumonia. Many confusing terms and designations have been suggested for this disease but it is generally referred to as atypical pneumonia.Although the disease is commonly regarded as a new entity, Dingle and Finland,1in reviewing the literature on this type of pneumonia, found that as long ago as 1872, a similar disease and pathological picture was described. 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