Diseases

Bronchopneumonia

Inflammation of the lung parenchyma that is associated with BRONCHITIS, usually involving lobular areas from TERMINAL BRONCHIOLES to the PULMONARY ALVEOLI. The affected areas become filled with exudate that forms consolidated patches.

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Abstract

Inflammation of the lung parenchyma that is associated with BRONCHITIS, usually involving lobular areas from TERMINAL BRONCHIOLES to the PULMONARY ALVEOLI. The affected areas become filled with exudate that forms consolidated patches.

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  • Bronchial Pneumonia
  • Bronchial Pneumonias
  • Bronchopneumonias
  • Pneumonia, Bronchial
  • Pneumonias, Bronchial

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  2. C08w.127.509w
  3. C08w.381.677w.127w
  4. C08w.730w.610w.127w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bronchopneumonia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001996. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001996
  2. Bronchopneumonia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchopneumonia
  3. Bronchopneumonia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q734512