Friedländer, Carl

Friedländer, Carl

(fret'len?der, fred') Ger. pathologist, 1847–1887.

Friedländer bacillus

Klebsiella pneumoniae..

Friedländer disease

Endarteritis obliterans.

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.

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 diseaseFriedländer pneumobacillusFriedländer pneumonia - a form of pneumonia caused by infection with Klebsiella pneumoniaeFriedländer stain for capsules - an obsolete stain employing gentian violet.