| NHBE | normal human bronchial epithelial [cell] |
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| TSBB | transtracheal selective bronchial brushing |
| BIP | Brochiolar Interstitial Pneumonia |
| DIP | 1) Drip Infusion Pyelography 2) Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia &n... |
| GIP | 1) Giant cell Interstitial Pneumonia 2) Gastric Inhibitory (Poly)Peptide |
| pneumonia, pneumococcal | A febrile disease caused by streptococcus pneumoniae. This condition is characterised by inflammation of one or more lobes of the lungs and symptoms include chills, fever, rapid breathing, and cough. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| pneumonia, pneumocystis carinii | A pulmonary disease occurring in immunodeficient or malnourished patients or infants, characterised by dyspnea, tachypnea, and hypoxaemia. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is a frequently seen opportunistic infection in aids. It is caused by the fungus pneumocystis carinii. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumonia, progressive interstitial, of sheep | Chronic respiratory disease caused by the visna-maedi virus. It was formerly believed to be identical with jaagsiekte (pulmonary adenomatosis, ovine) but is now recognised as a separate entity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumonia, rickettsial | Pneumonia caused by infection with bacteria of the family rickettsiaceae. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumonia, staphylococcal | Pneumonia caused by staphylococcus aureus. This condition is a frequent complication of viral influenza. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumonia, viral | Pneumonia caused by a virus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pneumonia virus of mice | An RNA virus of the genus Pneumovirus, a member of the family Paramyxoviridae, occurring normally as latent infection in laboratory mice, but capable of activation by serial intranasal passage and causing pneumonia. Synonym: PVM virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonia with chest-wall involvement | <radiology> Actinomyces israelii, Nocardia asteroides (12 Dec 1998) |
| contusion pneumonia | Inflammation of the lungs following a severe blow on or compression of the chest, or following a wound of the lung itself. Synonym: traumatic pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| core pneumonia | A form of pneumonia in which exudation is confined for a time to the central portion of a lobe or the hilar region. Synonym: core pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mycoplasmal pneumonia | An acute systemic disease with involvement of the lungs, caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae and marked by high fever, cough, relatively few physical signs, and scattered densities on X-rays; usually associated with development of cold agglutinins and antibodies to the bacteria. Synonym: atypical pneumonia, Eaton agent pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mycoplasma pneumonia | <radiology> Usually age less than 40 yrs (12 Dec 1998) |
| mycoplasma pneumonia of pigs | A worldwide chronic pneumonia usually involving only the anterior lobes; it seldom causes death but is responsible for much unthriftiness; it is caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae. Synonym: virus pneumonia of pigs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postoperative pneumonia | Pneumonia following surgery due to viral or bacterial infection or pulmonary atelectasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hecht's pneumonia | A rare complication of measles, with the postmortem finding of multinucleated giant cells lining alveoli. Synonym: Hecht's pneumonia, interstitial giant cell pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |