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  • Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

    Healthline — Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, also called extrinsic allergic alveolitis, is an inflammatory condition of the lung caused by the inhalation of small organic or, less commonly, inorganic particles in susceptible individuals. Some thirty different ...More…

  • Respiratory Failure

    Healthline — Respiratory failure is nearly any condition that affects breathing function or the lungs themselves and can result in failure of the lungs to function properly. The main tasks of the lungs and chest are to get oxygen from the air that is inhaled ...More…

  • Pleural Effusion

    Healthline — Pleural effusion is the accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. The pleural space is the region between the outer surface of each lung (visceral pleurae) and the membrane that surrounds each lung (parietal pleurae). Under normal conditions, ...More…

  • Pulmonary aspergillosis - allergic bronchopulmonary type

    Healthline — Pulmonary aspergillosis is an allergic reaction to a fungus called aspergillus, which causes inflammation of the airways and air sacs of the lungs. Aspergillosis - allergic bronchopulmonary; Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; ABPA The ...More…

  • Pulmonary aspergilloma (mycetoma)

    Healthline — Pulmonary aspergilloma is a mass caused by a fungal infection that usually grows in pre-existing lung cavities. It can also appear in the brain, kidney, or other organs. Aspergillomas are formed when the fungus aspergillus grows in a clump in a ...More…

  • Hospital-acquired pneumonia

    Healthline — Hospital-acquired pneumonia is an infection of the lungs contracted during a hospital stay. Pneumonia is a very common illness. It is caused by many different germs and can range in seriousness from mild to life-threatening. Hospital-acquired ...More…

  • Diffuse interstitial lung disease

    Healthline — Diffuse interstitial lung disease refers to a group of lung disorders in which the deep lung tissues become swollen and scarred. Diffuse parenchymal lung disease; Alveolitis; Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA); Idiopathic pulmonary ...More…

  • Wheezing

    Healthline — Wheezing is a high-pitched whistling sound associated with labored breathing. Wheezing occurs when a child or adult tries to breathe deeply through air passages that are narrowed or filled with mucus as a result of: Wheezing is most common when ...More…

  • Viral pneumonia

    Healthline — Viral pneumonia is an inflammation (irritation and swelling) of the lungs caused by infection with a virus. See also respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza. Pneumonia is an infection of the lung that affects 1 out of 100 people annually. ...More…

  • Tuberculous pleural effusion

    Healthline — Tuberculous (TB) pleural infusion is a build-up of fluid in the space between the lining of the lung and the lung tissue (pleural space) after a severe, usually long-term infection with tuberculosis. As the number of patients with HIV and AIDS ...More…

  • Tuberculosis

    Healthline — Tuberculosis is a chronic, infectious disease that primarily attacks the lungs. Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacteria that primarily attacks the lungs. An individual may be "TB infected," meaning the bacteria are in the body but are in an .. ...More…

  • Tuberculosis

    Healthline — A chronic, infectious disease primarily attacking the lungs. Tuberculosis (TB) is an chronic, infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that primarily attacks the lungs. The tubercle bacillus is transmitted by droplets when an ...More…


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