PNEUOMONIA
Pneumonia is defined as an inflammation of the substance of the lungs where it can be caused by both bacteria and virus. Clinically it usually presents as an acute illness with most cases illustrating patients with a cough, purulent sputum and fever.
The various pneuomonias are either localized with the whole of one or more lobes of the lungs or they can often diffuse to the bronchi and bronchioles.
There are many types of pneumonia but the only one which is remotely close to the symptoms illustrated is cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, which is associated with some pleuritic chest pain. However this is still very unlikely.
_ kumar and clarke
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