KB24
Congenital pneumonia
Pneumonia congênita
CategoryDefinition
Congenital pneumonia is an acute respiratory infection contracted prenatally or during the intrapartum period that is caused by a virus, bacteria, or fungi, and leads to alveolar consolidation in one or more lungs and lobes as shown on chest radiograph and demonstrated by respiratory distress and oxygen dependency in the newborn
Exclusions
- Neonatal aspiration syndromes
- Pneumonitis
Inclusions
- infective pneumonia acquired in utero or during birth
Index Terms
Congenital pneumoniaacute congenital pneumoniacongenital double pneumoniacongenital purulent pneumoniacongenital infective pneumoniafetal pneumoniainfective pneumonia acquired in utero or during birthinfective pneumonia acquired prenatallyintrauterine pneumoniaCongenital pneumonia due to Chlamydiacongenital chlamydial pneumonianeonatal chlamydial lung infectionneonatal chlamydial pneumonianeonatal chlamydial pneumonitisCongenital pneumonia due to staphylococcusCongenital pneumonia due to streptococcus, group BCongenital pneumonia due to Escherichia coliCongenital pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa