XXXIV.a
XXXIV - Infections
Septic pulmonary embolism
Last update 17/06/2026
May cause multiple lung abscesses, some cavitary, and empyema (PMID 16714526)
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III.a
III. Myocardial ischemia - Coronary artery disease
III.a Coronary artery disease (acute) - Myocardial ischemia/infarction
VI.b
VI. Cardiomyopathy
VI.b Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
IX.a
IX. Endocardial involvement
IX.a Endocarditis (infective)
X.b
X. Pulmonary edema
X.b Pulmonary edema, noncardiogenic (NCPE)
XI.a
XI. Pulmonary vasculopathies
XI.a Pulmonary arterial hypertension
XI.b
XI. Pulmonary vasculopathies
XI.b Acute pulmonary hypertension
XI.e
XI. Pulmonary vasculopathies
XI.e Pulmonary artery aneurysm(s)
XI.i
XI. Pulmonary vasculopathies
XI.i Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
XIII.h
XIII. Thrombosis - Embolism
XIII.h Mercury pulmonary embolism
XIII.k
XIII. Thrombosis - Embolism
XIII.k Foreign body pulmonary vasculopathy (Excipient lung disease)
XV.a
XV. Chest pain
XV.a Chest pain (acute or subacute), lone or prominent
XVI.e
XVI. Hemorrhage - Bleeding - Hematoma(s)
XVI.e Alveolar hemorrhage (AH), diffuse AH (DAH)
XXI.c
XXI. Mediastinal involvement/injury
XXI.c Pneumomediastinum
XXI.d
XXI. Mediastinal involvement/injury
XXI.d Mediastinitis
XXVI.c
XXVI. Neuromuscular dysfunction
XXVI.c Acute myelopathy (can cause ARF)
XXX.f
XXX. Imaging features
XXX.f Imaging: Alveolar opacities or haze with a batwing or butterfly distribution
XXXI.e
XXXI. Eye catchers
XXXI.e Eye catcher: A batwing or butterfly pattern on chest imaging
XXXIII.l
XXXIII. Histopathology (for pulmonary pathology see in ‘Pneumotox’ (a free companion App)
XXXIII.l Path: Pulmonary hypertension incl. angiomatoid vasculopathy
XXXIII.n
XXXIII. Histopathology (for pulmonary pathology see in ‘Pneumotox’ (a free companion App)
XXXIII.n Path: Foreign body embolism, microangiopathy, vasculopathy
XXXIV.a
XXXIV. Infections
XXXIV.a Septic pulmonary embolism
XXXVIII.w
XXXVIII. Miscellaneous - Varia
XXXVIII.w Foreign body (talc, constarch) retinopathy
XII.b
XII. Pericardial involvement
XII.b Pericardial effusion (w/wo tamponade)
XII.c
XII. Pericardial involvement
XII.c Hemopericardium - Bloody pericardial effusion
XII.i
XII. Pericardial involvement
XII.i Septic/purulent pericardial effusion
XII.k
XII. Pericardial involvement
XII.k Pneumopericardium
XII.o
XII. Pericardial involvement
XII.o Purulent pericardial effusion
XIV.e
XIV. Pleural involvement
XIV.e Hemothorax - Serosanguineous pleural effusion
XIV.f
XIV. Pleural involvement
XIV.f Pneumothorax
XIV.l
XIV. Pleural involvement
XIV.l Pneumothorax, bilateral
XIV.m
XIV. Pleural involvement
XIV.m Bilateral tension pneumothorax (can be fatal)
XIV.n
XIV. Pleural involvement
XIV.n Chylothorax
XVII.c
XVII. Heart injury/trauma/perforation
XVII.c Cardiac injury/trauma
XVIII.b
XVIII. Aortic involvement
XVIII.b Aortic dissection
XVIII.d
XVIII. Aortic involvement
XVIII.d Aortitis
XVIII.e
XVIII. Aortic involvement
XVIII.e Infectious aortitis
XXXIV.a
XXXIV. Infections
XXXIV.a Septic pulmonary embolism