Diseases of the lungs, bronchi and pleura (pulmonology)

Mycoplasma pneumonia

Mycoplasmas are a special kind of microorganisms. They do not have a cell wall. In terms of morphology and cellular organization, mycoplasmas are similar to L-forms of bacteria, and are similar in size to viruses.

Pneumonia caused by legionella: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Currently, more than 30 species of legionella are described, 19 of them cause the development of pneumonia in humans. The most common is Legionella pneumophila. Legionella pneumophila was first isolated in 1977. The name was given to this microorganism by the name of the American Legion, among participants of the conference, an epidemic of pneumonia broke out.

Pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) is a conditionally pathogenic microorganism, which is one of the frequent pathogens of hospital pneumonia. Most often, this pneumonia develops in patients with burns, purulent wounds, urinary tract infections, in the postoperative period, in patients who underwent severe heart and lung operations.

Pneumonia caused by a hemophilic rod: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Haemophilus Influenzae (haemophilus bacterium Afanasyev-Pfeifer) is a frequent causative agent of out-of-hospital pneumonia. Hemophilus influenza often lives on the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract, it can penetrate into the lower parts of the respiratory tract and cause exacerbation of chronic bronchitis.

Friedlander pneumonia: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Friedlander's pneumonia caused by Klebsiella (K.pneumoniae) is rare in people who have been perfectly healthy before. Most often, this pneumonia develops in people with a decrease in the activity of the immune system, weakened by some other severe diseases, exhausted, as well as in infants, the elderly, alcoholics and with neutropenia, decompensated diabetes mellitus.

Streptococcal pneumonia: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Streptococcal pneumonia is rare. It can be caused as beta-hemolytic streptococcus group A, and other types of streptococci. Usually streptococcal pneumonia develops as a complication of influenza, measles, chicken pox, whooping cough.

Staphylococcal pneumonia

Staphylococcal destruction of the lungs (bullous form) is the most common form. It is characterized by the fact that already during the first days of the disease against the background of inhomogeneous lung infiltration cavities of destruction with thin walls are formed - "staphylococcal bullae".

Pneumococcal pneumonia

Str.pneumomae is the most frequent causative agent of pneumonia. About 5-25% of healthy people are carriers of pneumococcus, especially in children.

Bronchoectatic disease

Bronchoectatic disease is a chronic acquired, and in some cases congenital, disease characterized by a local suppuration (purulent endobronchitis) in irreversibly altered (enlarged, deformed) and functionally inferior bronchi, predominantly in the lower parts of the lungs.

Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic autosomal recessive monogenic disease characterized by impaired secretion of the exocrine glands of vital organs with the defeat primarily of the respiratory and digestive systems, severe course and unfavorable prognosis.

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