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What is the difference between bronchial pneumonia and just pneumonia?

Answer 1

Eva Anselmo

Anatomical types of PNEUMONIA:

Lobular pn. (or BRONCHIAL pn.)
Lobar pn.

An infection that essentially represents a lung inflammation that affects our alveoli is pneumonia.

Bronchial ( or lobular #->#do not confuse with lobar pn.) pneumonia is suffered only by the bronchi, being inflammated.

If untreated, it may result in pneumonia.

One of the signs of bronchopneumonia is bronchitis.

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Answer 2

Carson Allen

Bronchial pneumonia, also known as bronchopneumonia, affects both the bronchi and surrounding lung tissue, often caused by bacteria like Streptococcus pneumoniae. Pneumonia, on the other hand, can refer to any infection or inflammation of the lungs, including bronchial pneumonia, but also other types like lobar pneumonia, which affects one or more lobes of the lung.

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