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Does pneumonia cause bronchial obstruction?
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Yes: There is mucus production associated with pneumonia. This mucus can cause bronchial obstruction.
Answered 8/3/2020
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Other way around: Pneumonia is essentially pus that blocks the alveoli-air sacs. If a bronchus is obstructed by a foreign body or tumor, bacteria can get trapped in the undrainable lung and cause pneumonia.
Answered 8/31/2017
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