pneumonitis

Introduction

Inflammation of the lung.

Clinical manifestations

• dyspnea
• cough

More general terms

• inflammation
• lung disease

More specific terms

• aspiration pneumonitis (Mendelson's syndrome)
• chemical pneumonitis
• cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonitis
• hypersensitivity pneumonitis; extrinsic allergic alveolitis; pigeon breeder's lung; bird fancier's lung; farmer's lung; allergic pneumonitis
• necrotizing granulomatous pneumonitis
• radiation pneumonitis

Additional terms

• pneumonia (PNA)