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pneumatocele
A thin-walled cavity in the lung.
Etiology:
- complications of pneumonia caused by
a) Staphylococcus aureus
b) Streptococcus
c) Escherichia coli
d) Klebsiella
e) Pneumocystis jirovecii
- lymphangioleiomyomatosis
General
abnormal morphologic structure (malformation)
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Weinstock M, Vaidya A, El-Chemaly S, et al
The Verge of Collapse. INTERACTIVE MEDICAL CASE
N Engl J Med 2018;378:e18. March 29, 2018
PMID: 29590548