pneumonia

Definition & Epidemiology Bronchopneumonia (also termed lobular pneumonia) is an acute suppurative infection characterized by focal, patchy inflammation centered on the bronchi and bronchioles, extending into adjacent alveoli. Unlike lobar pneumonia—typically affecting entire lobes—bronchopneumonia presents as multifocal consolidations across one or more lung segments (Brenner & Reynolds, 2023; Mandell et al., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s…