Progression of bronchopneumonia.

The organisms may initially involve mainly the bronchioles resulting in centrilobular nodules and branching opacities . The consolidation initially involves the peribronchiolar regions. It progresses to become lobular, subsegmental or segmental. It is usually multifocal and patchy because the consolidation typically does not cross segmental boundaries.

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