Difference between revisions of "Pneumonia"

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*[[Chronic infectious pneumonia]].
*[[Chronic infectious pneumonia]].


===Old anatomical classification of infectious pneumonia===
===Anatomical classification of pneumonia===
*Still used by old pathologists.
*Generally, not used by clinicians.
*Generally, not used by clinicians.


====Bronchopneumonia====
====Bronchopneumonia====
*Multiple foci of acute inflammation involving the bronchi.
*Multiple foci of (acute) inflammation involving the bronchi.
*This is the most common form of (infectious) pneumonia.
*This is the most common form of (infectious) pneumonia.


====Lobular pneumonia====
====Lobular pneumonia====
*Infectious pneumonia that involves a hole lobe.
*Pneumonia that involves a hole lobe.
*Rarely seen in areas where antibiotic treatments are widely available.
*Rarely seen in areas where antibiotic treatments are widely available.


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