Difference between revisions of "Pneumonia"

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===Gross pathology===
===Gross pathology===
*Consolidation (the lung parenchyma is firm) - best appreciated by running a finger over the cut surface of the lung with a small-to-moderate amount of pressure.
*Consolidation (the lung parenchyma is firm) - best appreciated by running a finger over the cut surface of the lung with a small-to-moderate amount of pressure.
Lobar pneumnia is classically described in four stages:<ref>{{Ref AoGP|92}}</ref><ref>URL: [http://www.histopathology-india.net/Lobar_Pneumonia.htm http://www.histopathology-india.net/Lobar_Pneumonia.htm]. Accessed on: 27 February 2012.</ref>
#Congestion - day 1-2.
#Red hepatization - day 2-4.
#Gray hepatization - day 4-6.
#Resolution - day 6+.
Note:
*The above is considered historical.  In the age of antibiotics, lobar pneumonia is uncommon.


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
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