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Bronchopneumonia
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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 lungs.[1]
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Bronchopneumonia | |
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Other names | Bronchial pneumonia, bronchogenic pneumonia |
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Typical distribution of lobar pneumonia (left in image) and bronchopneumonia (right in image) | |
Specialty | Pulmonology, infectious disease |
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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.
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