Lobar pneumonia. Frontal X-ray of a patient's chest showing acute lobar pneumonia. Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lung caused by bacteria (normally Streptococcus pneumoniae). The alveoli,a network of microscopic air sacs in the lung,become filled with pus to the exclusion of air (giving the lung a cloudy appearance). Lobar pneumonia affects a whole lobe or the entire lung. Prompt treatment with antibiotics can cure pneumonia. The patient's heart is seen at lower right | |
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