Diseases

Necrotizing Pneumonia

Severe complication of pneumonia characterized by liquefaction of lung tissue.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Severe complication of pneumonia characterized by liquefaction of lung tissue.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Pneumonia, Necrotizing
  • Necrotizing Pneumonias
  • Pneumonias, Necrotizing

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35 allowable subheadings

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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2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Pneumonia (1966-2016)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Necrotizing Pneumonia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000071067. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000071067
  2. Necrotizing Pneumonia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrotizing_pneumonia
  3. Necrotizing Pneumonia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20387775