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Gangrenous pneumonia

MedGen UID:
538622
•Concept ID:
C0264515
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Necrotizing Pneumonia; Necrotizing Pneumonias; Pneumonia, Necrotizing; Pneumonias, Necrotizing
SNOMED CT: Gangrenous pneumonia (7063008); Necrotic pneumonia (7063008); Necrotizing pneumonia (7063008)

Definition

Severe complication of pneumonia characterized by liquefaction of lung tissue. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGangrenous pneumonia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Impact and Management of Dysphagia in Inflammatory Myopathies.
Zeng R, Schmidt J
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2020 Aug 28;22(10):74. doi: 10.1007/s11926-020-00950-3. PMID: 32860119
Necrotizing pneumonia (aetiology, clinical features and management).
Krutikov M, Rahman A, Tiberi S
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2019 May;25(3):225-232. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000571. PMID: 30844921
Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Infections.
David MZ, Daum RS
Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2017;409:325-383. doi: 10.1007/82_2017_42. PMID: 28900682

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