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Radiology Lexicon
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November 19, 2024
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| Preferred Name | pneumonia | |
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Inflammation of the lungs. [MeSH] Pathology.—Pneumonia is inflammation of the airspaces and/or interstitium (eg, due to infection, as in bacterial pneumonia). Infective pneumonia is characterized by exudate resulting in consolidation. The term is also used to refer to a number of noninfectious disorders of the lung parenchyma characterized by varying degrees of inflammation and fibrosis (eg, idiopathic interstitial pneumonias) (5). [Fleischner Society] |
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http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID5350 |
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Inflammation of the lungs. [MeSH]
Pathology.—Pneumonia is inflammation of the airspaces and/or interstitium (eg, due to infection, as in bacterial pneumonia). Infective pneumonia is characterized by exudate resulting in consolidation. The term is also used to refer to a number of noninfectious disorders of the lung parenchyma characterized by varying degrees of inflammation and fibrosis (eg, idiopathic interstitial pneumonias) (5). [Fleischner Society]
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RID5350
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http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID35685 http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID35681 http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID35247 http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID35127 http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID43256 |
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pneumonia
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RID1:RID5350
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pneumonia
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Fleischner Society
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C0032285
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