Lobular pneumonia is a form of pneumonia characterized by inflammatory exudate within the intra-alveolar space. It is one of three anatomic classifications of pneumonia. The most common organisms which cause lobar pneumonia are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis.
About Lobar pneumonia in brief
Lobular pneumonia is a form of pneumonia characterized by inflammatory exudate within the intra-alveolar space. It is one of three anatomic classifications of pneumonia. The most common organisms which cause lobar pneumonia are Streptococcus pneumoniae, also called pneumococcus, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the tubercle bacillus and Legionella pneumophila are other organisms that cause the disease.
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