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Infectious pneumonia in the immunocompetent host: What the radiologist should know

Authors :
Sunil Kumar Bajaj
Rohini Gupta Ghasi
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.

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.

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