Bronchopneumonia

Bronchopneumonia
Other namesBronchial pneumonia, bronchogenic pneumonia
Typical distribution of lobar pneumonia (left in image) and bronchopneumonia (right in image)
SpecialtyPulmonology, infectious disease

Bronchopneumonia is a subtype of pneumonia. It is the acute inflammation of the bronchi, accompanied by inflamed patches in the nearby lobules of the lungs.[1]

It is often contrasted with lobar pneumonia; but, in clinical practice, the types are difficult to apply, as the patterns usually overlap.[2] Bronchopneumonia (lobular) often leads to lobar pneumonia as the infection progresses. The same organism may cause one type of pneumonia in one patient, and another in a different patient.

X-ray of bronchopneumonia: multifocal lung consolidation bilaterally.[3]
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  2. ^ Elliot Weisenberg, M.D. "Lung - nontumor, Infections, Pneumonia - general". PathologyOutlines. Topic Completed: 1 August 2011
  3. ^ Franquet, Tomás; Chung, Johnathan H. (2019). "Imaging of Pulmonary Infection". Diseases of the Chest, Breast, Heart and Vessels 2019-2022. IDKD Springer Series. Part of the IDKD Springer Series Book Series (IDKD). pp. 65–77. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11149-6_7. ISBN 978-3-030-11148-9. ISSN 2523-7829. PMC 7123565. PMID 32096948.
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