Lung infarction

Lung Infarction
	Pulmonary infarcts found on autopsy
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	Xxx.x
ICD-9-CM	xxx

Lung infarction, also known as pulmonary infarction, occurs when an artery to the lung becomes blocked and part of the lung dies.^[1] It is most often caused by pulmonary embolism.

References

↑ Philip T. Cagle (2008). Color atlas and text of pulmonary pathology (2 ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 291. ISBN 9780781782081.

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[1] Philip T. Cagle (2008). Color atlas and text of pulmonary pathology (2 ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 291. ISBN 9780781782081.