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Acute Pneumonia

MedGen UID:
148154
•Concept ID:
C0740766
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Acute inflammation of the lung parenchyma caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, radiation treatment, or exposure to chemicals. Signs and symptoms include cough, shortness of breath, fevers, chills, chest pain, headache, sweating, and weakness. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcute Pneumonia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy-related Pneumonitis: Patterns and Management.
Kalisz KR, Ramaiya NH, Laukamp KR, Gupta A
Radiographics 2019 Nov-Dec;39(7):1923-1937. Epub 2019 Oct 4 doi: 10.1148/rg.2019190036. PMID: 31584861
What are the most common conditions in primary care? Systematic review.
Finley CR, Chan DS, Garrison S, Korownyk C, Kolber MR, Campbell S, Eurich DT, Lindblad AJ, Vandermeer B, Allan GM
Can Fam Physician 2018 Nov;64(11):832-840. PMID: 30429181Free PMC Article
Treatment of acute pneumonia in infants and children.
Long SS
Pediatr Clin North Am 1983 Apr;30(2):297-321. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)34359-0. PMID: 6343987

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Older Adults: An Update.
Alfano F, Bigoni T, Caggiano FP, Papi A
Drugs Aging 2024 Jun;41(6):487-505. Epub 2024 May 7 doi: 10.1007/s40266-024-01118-9. PMID: 38713299Free PMC Article
Influenza virus-related critical illness: pathophysiology and epidemiology.
Kalil AC, Thomas PG
Crit Care 2019 Jul 19;23(1):258. doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2539-x. PMID: 31324202Free PMC Article
Innate and adaptive T cells in influenza disease.
Nüssing S, Sant S, Koutsakos M, Subbarao K, Nguyen THO, Kedzierska K
Front Med 2018 Feb;12(1):34-47. Epub 2018 Jan 20 doi: 10.1007/s11684-017-0606-8. PMID: 29352371
Mouth the mirror of lungs: where does the connection lie?
Muthu J, Muthanandam S, Mahendra J
Front Med 2016 Dec;10(4):405-409. Epub 2016 Dec 23 doi: 10.1007/s11684-016-0476-5. PMID: 27812917
Acute Pneumonia.
Arshad H, Fasanya A, Cheema T, Singh AC
Crit Care Nurs Q 2016 Apr-Jun;39(2):148-60. doi: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000108. PMID: 26919676

Diagnosis

Influenza virus-related critical illness: pathophysiology and epidemiology.
Kalil AC, Thomas PG
Crit Care 2019 Jul 19;23(1):258. doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2539-x. PMID: 31324202Free PMC Article
Emerging Roles of Inflammasomes in Acute Pneumonia.
Ravi Kumar S, Paudel S, Ghimire L, Bergeron S, Cai S, Zemans RL, Downey GP, Jeyaseelan S
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018 Jan 15;197(2):160-171. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201707-1391PP. PMID: 28930487Free PMC Article
Disseminated Blastomycosis Mimicking Malignancy.
Hsu JL, Tjarks BJ, Berg A, Oliver T
S D Med 2017 Apr;70(4):167-171. PMID: 28813733
Acute Pneumonia.
Arshad H, Fasanya A, Cheema T, Singh AC
Crit Care Nurs Q 2016 Apr-Jun;39(2):148-60. doi: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000108. PMID: 26919676
Coccidioidomycosis.
Parish JM, Blair JE
Mayo Clin Proc 2008 Mar;83(3):343-48; quiz 348-9. doi: 10.4065/83.3.343. PMID: 18316002

Therapy

A Gram-negative-selective antibiotic that spares the gut microbiome.
Muñoz KA, Ulrich RJ, Vasan AK, Sinclair M, Wen PC, Holmes JR, Lee HY, Hung CC, Fields CJ, Tajkhorshid E, Lau GW, Hergenrother PJ
Nature 2024 Jun;630(8016):429-436. Epub 2024 May 29 doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07502-0. PMID: 38811738
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Older Adults: An Update.
Alfano F, Bigoni T, Caggiano FP, Papi A
Drugs Aging 2024 Jun;41(6):487-505. Epub 2024 May 7 doi: 10.1007/s40266-024-01118-9. PMID: 38713299Free PMC Article
Influenza virus-related critical illness: pathophysiology and epidemiology.
Kalil AC, Thomas PG
Crit Care 2019 Jul 19;23(1):258. doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2539-x. PMID: 31324202Free PMC Article
Acute Pneumonia.
Arshad H, Fasanya A, Cheema T, Singh AC
Crit Care Nurs Q 2016 Apr-Jun;39(2):148-60. doi: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000108. PMID: 26919676
Legionnaires' disease.
Meyer RD, Finegold SM
Annu Rev Med 1980;31:219-32. doi: 10.1146/annurev.me.31.020180.001251. PMID: 6994607

Prognosis

Disseminated Blastomycosis Mimicking Malignancy.
Hsu JL, Tjarks BJ, Berg A, Oliver T
S D Med 2017 Apr;70(4):167-171. PMID: 28813733
Fatal measles pneumonitis during Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Wyplosz B, Lafarge M, Escaut L, Stern JB
BMJ Case Rep 2013 Oct 8;2013 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-200252. PMID: 24105383Free PMC Article
Isolation of a novel coronavirus from a man with pneumonia in Saudi Arabia.
Zaki AM, van Boheemen S, Bestebroer TM, Osterhaus AD, Fouchier RA
N Engl J Med 2012 Nov 8;367(19):1814-20. Epub 2012 Oct 17 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1211721. PMID: 23075143
Coccidioidomycosis.
Parish JM, Blair JE
Mayo Clin Proc 2008 Mar;83(3):343-48; quiz 348-9. doi: 10.4065/83.3.343. PMID: 18316002
Fatal pulmonary scedosporiosis.
Horré R, Jovanić B, Marklein G, Schumacher G, Friedrichs N, Neuhaus T, de Hoog GS, Becker WH, Choi SM, Schaal KP
Mycoses 2003;46(9-10):418-21. doi: 10.1046/j.0933-7407.2003.00918.x. PMID: 14622392

Clinical prediction guides

Neurological disorders after severe pneumonia are associated with translocation of endogenous bacteria from the lung to the brain.
Ma Q, Yao C, Wu Y, Wang H, Fan Q, Yang Q, Xu J, Dai H, Zhang Y, Xu F, Lu T, Dowling JK, Wang C
Sci Adv 2023 Oct 20;9(42):eadi0699. Epub 2023 Oct 18 doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adi0699. PMID: 37851811Free PMC Article
Regulated necrosis in COVID-19: A double-edged sword.
Sun C, Han Y, Zhang R, Liu S, Wang J, Zhang Y, Chen X, Jiang C, Wang J, Fan X, Wang J
Front Immunol 2022;13:917141. Epub 2022 Aug 25 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.917141. PMID: 36090995Free PMC Article
Oligoribonuclease is required for the type III secretion system and pathogenesis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Chen G, Zhao Q, Zhu F, Chen R, Jin Y, Liu C, Pan X, Jin S, Wu W, Cheng Z
Microbiol Res 2016 Jul-Aug;188-189:90-96. Epub 2016 May 4 doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2016.05.002. PMID: 27296966
Biomarkers in acute heart failure.
Mallick A, Januzzi JL Jr
Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2015 Jun;68(6):514-25. Epub 2015 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2015.02.009. PMID: 25911167
Pneumonia-associated acute glomerulonephritis.
Srivastava T, Warady, Alon US
Clin Nephrol 2002 Mar;57(3):175-82. doi: 10.5414/cnp57175. PMID: 11924750

Recent systematic reviews

Vitamin D as an adjunct to antibiotics for the treatment of acute childhood pneumonia.
Das RR, Singh M, Naik SS
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Jan 12;1(1):CD011597. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011597.pub3. PMID: 36633175Free PMC Article
Long-lasting consequences of coronavirus disease 19 pneumonia: a systematic review.
Patrucco F, Zeppegno P, Baricich A, Gramaglia CM, Balbo PE, Falaschi Z, Carriero A, Cuneo D, Pirisi M, Bellan M
Minerva Med 2022 Feb;113(1):158-171. Epub 2021 Dec 3 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4806.21.07594-7. PMID: 34856780
Prison cell spatial density and infectious and communicable diseases: a systematic review.
Simpson PL, Simpson M, Adily A, Grant L, Butler T
BMJ Open 2019 Jul 23;9(7):e026806. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026806. PMID: 31340959Free PMC Article
Vitamin D as an adjunct to antibiotics for the treatment of acute childhood pneumonia.
Das RR, Singh M, Naik SS
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jul 19;7(7):CD011597. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011597.pub2. PMID: 30024634Free PMC Article
Over-the-counter (OTC) medications to reduce cough as an adjunct to antibiotics for acute pneumonia in children and adults.
Chang CC, Cheng AC, Chang AB
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Mar 10;2014(3):CD006088. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006088.pub4. PMID: 24615334Free PMC Article

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