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lobar pneumonia
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | lobar pneumonia - pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung; commonly due to streptococcal infectionpneumonia - respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritantsdouble pneumonia - lobar pneumonia involving both lungsLegionnaires' disease - acute (sometimes fatal) lobar pneumonia caused by bacteria of a kind first recognized after an outbreak of the disease at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976; characterized by fever and muscle and chest pain and headache and chills and a dry cough |
lobar pneumonia
lobar pneumonia[′lō‚bär nu̇′mō·nyə] (medicine) An acute febrile disease involving one or more lobes of the lung, usually following pneumococcal infection. lobar pneumonia
lo·bar pneu·mo·ni·apneumonia affecting one or more lobes, or part of a lobe, of the lung in which the consolidation is virtually homogeneous; often due to infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae; sputum is scanty and usually of a rusty tint because altered blood is present.lobar pneumonia Pulmonology Pneumonia which affects part of one or more lobes of the lungs, characterized by virtually homogeneous consolidation; those with ↑ susceptibility in those with DM Etiology Streptococcus pneumoniae with bacterial pores of Kohn; ♂:♀ 3:1. See Community-acquired pneumonia. lo·bar pneu·mo·ni·a (lō'bahr nū-mō'nē-ă) Pulmonary disease affecting one or more lobes, or part of a lobe, of the lung in which the consolidation is virtually homogeneous; commonly due to infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae; sputum is scanty and usually of a rusty tint from altered blood.  LOBAR PNEUMONIA: (A) The right heart border is obscured by the infection, (B) Lateral view shows dense (white) infiltrate sharply defined by horizontal fissure (Courtesy of Harvey Hatch, MD, Curry General Hospital)LOBAR PNEUMONIAlobar pneumoniaPneumonia infecting one or more lobes of the lung, usually caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. The pathologic changes are, in order, congestion; redness and firmness due to exudate and red blood cells in the alveoli; and, finally, gray hepatization as the exudate degenerates and is absorbed. Synonym: acute lobar pneumonia See: illustrationillustrationSee also: pneumonialobar pneumonia An acute inflammation of one or more lobes of the lung caused by the organism Streptococcus pneumoniae. The onset is sudden with high fever, vomiting or convulsions in children; chest pain, especially on breathing; a cough, at first dry then with much rusty-coloured sputum; rapid breathing; flushed face; and often cold sores around the mouth or nose. The condition responds well to antibiotics. Also known as pneumococcal pneumonia.lobar pneumonia
Words related to lobar pneumonianoun pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lungRelated Words- pneumonia
- double pneumonia
- Legionnaires' disease
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