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There are various types of pneumonia.
There are various types of pneumonia.
==Infectious pnemonia==
*[[Acute infectious pneumonia]].
**[[Pneumocystis pneumonia]].
*[[Chronic infectious pneumonia]].
===Old anatomical classification of infectious pneumonia===
*Still used by old fart pathologists.
====Bronchopneumonia====
*Multiple foci of acute inflammation involving the bronchi.
*This is the most common form of pneumonia.
====Lobular pneumonia====
*Infectious pneumonia that involves a hole lobe.
*Rarely seen in areas where antibiotic treatments are widely available.
==Diffuse lung diseases==
{{Main|Diffuse lung disease}}
*[[AKA]] ''idiopathic interstitial pneumonia''.


Histologic pattern:
Histologic pattern:
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*[[Diffuse alveolar damage]].
*[[Diffuse alveolar damage]].
**[[Acute interstitial pneumonia]].
**[[Acute interstitial pneumonia]].
Infectious:
*[[Acute infectious pneumonia]].
**[[Pneumocystis pneumonia]].
*[[Chronic infectious pneumonia]].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 23:57, 18 December 2011

Pneumonia is inflammation of the lung.

There are various types of pneumonia.

Infectious pnemonia

Old anatomical classification of infectious pneumonia

  • Still used by old fart pathologists.

Bronchopneumonia

  • Multiple foci of acute inflammation involving the bronchi.
  • This is the most common form of pneumonia.

Lobular pneumonia

  • Infectious pneumonia that involves a hole lobe.
  • Rarely seen in areas where antibiotic treatments are widely available.

Diffuse lung diseases

  • AKA idiopathic interstitial pneumonia.

Histologic pattern:

See also