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Pneumonia is an
inflammatory condition of the lung
primarily affecting the
small air sacs
known as alveoli.
Symptoms typically include some combination...
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Atypical pneumonia, also
known as
walking pneumonia, is any type of
pneumonia not
caused by one of the
pathogens most
commonly ****ociated with the disease...
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Aspiration pneumonia is a type of lung
infection that is due to a
relatively large amount of
material from the
stomach or
mouth entering the lungs. Signs...
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Eosinophilic pneumonia is a
disease in
which an eosinophil, a type of
white blood cell, ac****ulates in the lungs.
These cells cause disruption of the...
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Lobar pneumonia is a form of
pneumonia characterized by
inflammatory exudate within the intra-alveolar
space resulting in
consolidation that
affects a...
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pneumonia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Pneumonia is an
inflammatory condition of the lung in humans. This may also
refer to:
Pneumonia (non-human)...
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Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), also
known as
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP), is a form of
pneumonia that is
caused by the yeast-like
fungus Pneumocystis...
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Pneumonia can be
classified in
several ways, most
commonly by
where it was
acquired (hospital
versus community), but may also by the area of lung affected...
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Bronchopneumonia is a
subtype of
pneumonia. It is the
acute inflammation of the bronchi,
accompanied by
inflamed patches in the
nearby lobules of the...
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pneumonia severity index (PSI) or PORT
Score is a
clinical prediction rule that
medical practitioners can use to
calculate the
probability of morbidity...
