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Infectious pneumonia in the immunocompetent host: What the radiologist should know
- Source :
- Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, Vol 27, Iss 01, Pp 23-32 (2017), The Indian Journal of Radiology & Imaging
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2017.
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Abstract
- Lung infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly because of the rising antimicrobial resistance. According to the clinical setting, they can be categorized as community-acquired pneumonia and hospital-acquired pneumonia. Radiological patterns of lung infections are lobar consolidation, bronchopneumonia, interstitial pattern, and nodular pattern. In addition, typical imaging features of several infections serve as “red flag signs” in reaching a diagnosis or altering the management. It would be prudent for the radiologist to be well informed regarding these aspects of lung infections to be able to make a valuable contribution to the management.
- Subjects :
- radiological signs
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
R895-920
Bronchopneumonia
Thoracic Imaging
Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Antibiotic resistance
medicine
pneumonia
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Lung
business.industry
lung infections
imaging
Interstitial pattern
respiratory system
medicine.disease
immunocompetent
respiratory tract diseases
Pneumonia
medicine.anatomical_structure
Nodular Pattern
Radiological weapon
Radiology
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19983808 and 09713026
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 01
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....658909322a0006f8e015a8afe31f35c2
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.202967