Hepatization of lung

Many drugs used in the treatment of HIV and AIDS can cause liver disease or hepatitis. It is important that patients infected with hepatitis receive treatment and follow-up care. Lungs

Smoking is associated with colonization by pathogenic bacteria and an increased risk of lung The term hepatization refers to an increased firmness of inflamed lung tissue that renders the

Red hepatization. Red bloods cells and immune cells have entered into the fluid. This makes the lungs appear red and solid in appearance. Gray hepatization. The

Hepatization is the process in which the lung tissue gets converted Lungs along with Necrotic Lungs (Where the Lungs Tissue is Dead)

Dry lung in all views rules out all common wet lung conditions including cardiogenic and noncardiogenic lung edema, pneumonia, lung hemorrhage, and lung contusions. Consolidation is categorized as ShredSign (air bronchogram), Tissue Sign, (hepatization), Nodule Sign (nodular diseases), and Wedge Sign (pulmonary thromboembolism).

When air in the lung is replaced by fluid and pus, the sonographic appearance of the lung parenchyma is similar to the echotexture of the adjacent liver; thus the term lung hepatization is

Typical lesions include consolidated or hepatized lung parenchyma primarily in the cranioventral lung fields and hyperechoic pleural fluid. Thoracic

The hepatized lung is lung tissue that is visible due to the absence of air, creating a texture similar to organ tissue.

Figure 7: Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound demonstrating left lower lobe pneumonia. Note 'hepatization' of the lung. White worm-like moving