Pneumonia

What is Pneumonia?

It is an infection of lung parenchyma leading to solidification of lung parenchyma.

Symptoms of Pneumonia

• High grade fever with or without chills and rigors
• Cough with or without expectoration
• Chest pain
• Breathlessness
• Occasional blood in sputum

Types of Pneumonia

• Community Acquired Pneumonia
• Hospital Acquired Pneumonia
• Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Other Types of Pneumonia

• Bacterial Pneumonia
• Viral Pneumonia
• Fungal Peumonia
• Tuberculous Pneumonia
• Protozoal Pneumonia

Other Form of Pneumonia

• Lobar Pneumonia
• Multilobar Pneumonia
• Segmental Pneumonia
• Multisegmental Pneumonia
• Subsegmental Pneumonia