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A parapneumonic effusion (circled), due to a left lower lobe pneumonia. A parapneumonic effusion is a type of pleural effusion (accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity ) that arises as a result of a pneumonia , lung abscess , or bronchiectasis . [ 1 ]
Lobar pneumonia is a form of pneumonia characterized by inflammatory exudate within the intra-alveolar space resulting in consolidation that affects a large and continuous area of the lobe of a lung. [1] [2] It is one of three anatomic classifications of pneumonia (the other being bronchopneumonia and atypical pneumonia).
The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a US system of medical classification used for procedural coding.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient procedure code set in the U.S., contracted with 3M Health Information Systems in 1995 to design and then develop a procedure classification system to replace Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM.
Atrophic vaginitis; Other names: Vulvovaginal atrophy, [1] vaginal atrophy, [1] genitourinary syndrome of menopause, [1] estrogen deficient vaginitis [2] Normal vaginal mucosa (left) versus vaginal atrophy (right) Specialty: Gynecology: Symptoms: Pain with sex, vaginal itchiness or dryness, an urge to urinate [1] Complications: Urinary tract ...
Disruption of the normal flora can cause a vaginal yeast infection. Vaginal yeast infection can affect women of all ages and is very common. The yeast Candida albicans is the most common cause of vaginitis. Specific forms of vaginal inflammation include the following types: Infectious vaginitis accounts for 90% of all cases in reproductive age ...
A lobar pneumonia is an infection that only involves a single lobe, or section, of a lung. Lobar pneumonia is often due to Streptococcus pneumoniae (though Klebsiella pneumoniae is also possible.) [16] Multilobar pneumonia involves more than one lobe, and it often causes a more severe illness.
Some benign tumors may later progress to become malignant tumors, such as vaginal cancers. [10] [11] Some neoplastic growths of the vagina are sufficiently rare as to be only described in case studies. [3] Signs and symptoms may include a feeling of pressure, painful intercourse or bleeding. [12] Most vaginal tumors are located during a pelvic ...
Aerobic vaginitis (AV) is a form of vaginitis first described by Donders et al. in 2002. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is characterized by a more or less severe disruption of the lactobacillary flora , along with inflammation , atrophy , and the presence of a predominantly aerobic microflora , composed of enteric commensals or pathogens .