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Dynamic bedside lung ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of neonatal lung abscess: a case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
Neonatal pneumonia (NP) is a common disease, but neonatal lung abscess is a relatively rare but serious complication of neonatal pneumonia. At present, lung ultrasound (LUS) is widely recommended for the diagnosis of pneumonia in neonates and children ...
Li-Juan Peng, Shu-Yue Tao, Lin Li
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A rare case of lung abscess caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in an adult with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Lung abscess is a severe pulmonary infection usually caused by anaerobic or pyogenic bacteria. Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP), a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia, is only rarely implicated in lung abscess formation.
Zucan Luo, Tianyu Zou, Ming Lu, Ping Li, Tianxin Xiang   +4 more
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Lung abscess predicts the surgical outcome in patients with pleural empyema [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2010
Objectives Most cases of pleural empyema are caused by pulmonary infections, which are usually combined with pneumonia or lung abscess. The mortality of patients with pleural empyema remains high (up to 20%).
Wu Chin-Yen, Lin Yi-Chieh, Fang Hsin-Yuan, Chen Heng-Chung, Huang Hung-Che, Cheng Ching-Yuan   +5 more
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Lung Abscess in a COVID-19 Patient: A Case Report [PDF]

Advanced Biomedical Research
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has many complications and also atypical presentations. Here, we reported a 60-year-old female who was admitted to our center complaining of headache and dyspnea.
Hazhir Moradi, Somayeh Haghighipour
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Prognostic factors of lung abscess: a single-center retrospective cohort study [PDF]

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Background A lung abscess, a localized suppurative necrosis of the lung parenchyma, remains a serious condition despite modern antibiotic therapy, with many patients requiring invasive procedures due to treatment failure.
Hiroki Kawakami, Hiroki Matsui, Soichiro Yamaji, Norihiko Kubota, Tatsuya Nagai, Ayumu Otsuki, Hiroyuki Ito, Kei Nakashima   +7 more
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Intralobar pulmonary sequestration masquerading as a giant lung abscess in a 16-year-old male: a case report and literature review [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background Pulmonary sequestration (PS) is a rare congenital pulmonary dysplasia. Due to atypical clinical symptoms, PS is frequently challenging to differentiate from other common respiratory diseases. Case presentation A 16-year-old male presented with
Fei Yuan, Chiqing Ying, Yang Lou, Dan Zhu, Xiaoli Zhai   +4 more
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Lung Abscess in Critically Ill Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients With Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A French Monocenter Retrospective Study

Critical Care Explorations, 2021
The pulmonary vascular endothelialitis together with the high rate of distal pulmonary embolism or thrombosis extensively reported in critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 patients may impair antibiotic diffusion in the lung parenchyma of coronavirus ...
Victor Beaucoté, MD, Gaëtan Plantefève, MD, Jo-Anna Tirolien, MD, Paul Desaint, MD, Megan Fraissé, MD, Damien Contou, MD   +5 more
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) guided drainage in the treatment of a patient with lung abscess secondary to hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) infection: A case report

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) can cause lung abscess, serious infection, and has a high mortality. Drainage plays a key role in the treatment of lung abscess secondary to hvKP.
Yanzhu Chen, Jiehuan Chen, Nan Zheng, Yi Chen   +3 more
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Clinical characteristics of lung abscess in children: 15-year experience at two university hospitals [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2015
PurposeInformation on the clinical features of lung abscess, which is uncommon in children, at hospitalizationis helpful to anticipate the disease course and management. There is no report concerning lung abscess in Korean children.
Mi Suk Choi, Ji Hye Chun, Kyung Suk Lee, Yeong Ho Rha, Sun Hee Choi   +4 more
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Antibiotic instillation for a chronic lung abscess

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020
Introduction: Antibiotic treatment of lung abscesses fails in 10–20% of cases and require surgery, however, some are unsuitable for resection. Alternative options carry significant morbidity.
Henry W. Ainge-Allen, Paul A. Lilburn, Daniel Moses, Colin Chen, Paul S. Thomas   +4 more
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