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Life-Threatening Pneumonia

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Pneumonia is inflammation of the lung parenchyma. This chapter discusses only pneumonia due to infectious agents. See Chapter 5 for discussion of pneumonia due to the inhalation of pulmonary toxins.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Pulmonary Laboratory, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Allergy, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., 20037, USA

    Morgan D. Delaney

  2. Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Allergy, Department of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., 20037, USA

    Samuel V. Spagnolo

  3. Pulmonary Disease Section, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington, D.C., 20422, USA

    Samuel V. Spagnolo

  4. Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Allergy, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., 20037, USA

    Ann Medinger

  5. Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington, D.C., 20422, USA

    Ann Medinger

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  1. Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Allergy, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA

    Samuel V. Spagnolo M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P. (Professor of Medicine, Director, Associate Chairman, Chief) & Ann Medinger M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P. (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Chief) (Professor of Medicine, Director, Associate Chairman, Chief) &  (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Chief)

  2. Department of Medicine, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA

    Samuel V. Spagnolo M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P. (Professor of Medicine, Director, Associate Chairman, Chief) (Professor of Medicine, Director, Associate Chairman, Chief)

  3. Pulmonary Disease Section, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA

    Samuel V. Spagnolo M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P. (Professor of Medicine, Director, Associate Chairman, Chief) (Professor of Medicine, Director, Associate Chairman, Chief)

  4. Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA

    Ann Medinger M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P. (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Chief) (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Chief)

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Delaney, M.D., Spagnolo, S.V., Medinger, A. (1986). Life-Threatening Pneumonia. In: Spagnolo, S.V., Medinger, A. (eds) Handbook of Pulmonary Emergencies. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5125-2_4

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