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FOYER PULMONAIRE [5 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bacterial Diseases
  • Blood
Universal entry(ies)
A19
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A type [of tuberculosis] that varies from a chronic, slowly progressive, debilitating infection to an acute fulminating disease, caused by hematogenous or lymphohematogenous dissemination of infected material into the bloodstream with seeding of many organs with miliary tubercles.

OBS

A19: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies bactériennes
  • Sang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
A19
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Forme aiguë de tuberculose caractérisée par la présence dans presque tout l'organisme de granulations miliaires causées par la dissémination du bacille tuberculeux par voie sanguine ou lymphatique à partir d’un foyer pulmonaire ou non.

OBS

A19 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades bacterianas
  • Sangre
Entrada(s) universal(es)
A19
classification system code, see observation
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Record 2 2011-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bronchi
CONT

Lung abscess literally means a collection of pus within a destroyed portion of the lung; thus there are numerous possible causes of such a lesion. As used clinically, however, the term lung abscess refers to a pulmonary infection with parenchymal necrosis, generally caused by bacteria other than mycobacteria.

Key term(s)
  • pulmonary abscess

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bronches
CONT

Abcès du poumon. Rare chez l'enfant, il évolue en trois phases anatomo-cliniques de constitution(évolution de l'alvéolite fibrino-leucocytaire à l'alvéolite suppurée), vomique(fonte purulente et évacuation de pus), et foyer ouvert(cavité pulmonaire avec niveau liquide, communiquant avec les bronches). I1 peut être localisé, se développant dans une ou plusieurs cavités faisant suite à l'action nécrosante de toxines microbiennes(Staphylocaccus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae) ou se développer dans une cavité préformée(bulle ou kyste aérien, tumeur nécrosée, formations plurikystiques).

Key term(s)
  • abcès pulmonaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bronquios
DEF

Infección supurativa circunscrita, no especifica, a gérmenes piógenos anaerobios o mixta (absceso pútrido) que evoluciona hacia la cavitación.

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Record 3 1999-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

The approximate precordial surface marking of the pulmonary valve and the site at which sounds and murmurs arising from the valve are best heard. It lies in the 2nd intercostal space, just to the left of the sternum.

OBS

The term "pulmonary area" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
CONT

Local ischemic injury and cell necrosis of marrow and osseous tissue occur, and the bacteria, pus cells, and necrotic debris comprise a septic focus of purulent inflammation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
CONT

En règle générale, ces infections surviennent au cours ou dans le décours d’une septicémie, avec ou sans participation endocardique. Une suppuration pulmonaire ou n’ importe quel foyer septique peut être en cause également.

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory Tract
DEF

Laryngitis caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, still seen as a complication of pulmonary tuberculosis in the many parts of the world where the latter disease remains a major problem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies respiratoires
CONT

La laryngite tuberculeuse est maintenant souvent révélatrice des lésions pulmonaires.

CONT

La tuberculose laryngée n’ est pratiquement jamais un foyer isolé. Elle est presque toujours secondaire ou au moins contemporaine d’une atteinte pulmonaire.

Spanish

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