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CA43.0 category

Gangrene or necrosis of lung

Definition

The term "necrotizing pneumonia" or "lung gangrene" is used to distinguish pulmonary necrosis with multiple small abscesses from a larger cavitary lesion (lung abscess).

Also indexed as

Acute necrotic pneumoniaGangrene or necrosis of lungLung gangreneLung necrosisgangrenous pneumoniaischemic lung necrosisischemic pulmonary necrosisnecrotic lungnecrotic pneumonianecrotising pneumoniapulmonary gangrenepulmonary necrosis

Nearby in Abscess of lung or mediastinum