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Lung abscess predicts the surgical outcome in patients with pleural empyema
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 +5 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 +4 more
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Nephrobronchial fistula and lung abscess secondary to Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
Lung India, 2015 There are multiple causes of lung abscess, but the differential rarely includes pyelonephritis as a primary cause leading to lung abscess resulting from the development of a nephrobronchial fistula.
Abhay Uppe +3 more
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Lung abscess caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6B
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018 Lung abscess has been considered to be a rare complication of pneumococcal infection, and most cases are reported to be Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3.
Yuhei Ito +7 more
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Lung abscess as a complication of COVID-19 [PDF]
Halo 194, 2021 Introduction/Objective: A lung abscess is a localized purulent inflammation of lung tissue with necrosis and colliquation. We are presenting a rare case of lung abscess formation as a result of the COVID-19 viral infection.
Simić Vladimir, Radovanović Jovana
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Lung and mediastinum abscesses in Poland: a national hospital register-based study
Archives of Medical Science, 2020 Introduction Airway infections represent one of the most common causes of mortality worldwide. The authors sought to describe patients hospitalized for lung and mediastinum abscesses in Poland from 2009 to 2016.
Krzysztof Kanecki +6 more
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Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2021 Acquired esophago-respiratory fistulae are usually esophago-tracheal or esophago-bronchial. Esophago-pulmonary fistulae are rare. Most patients present with cardinal symptoms of esophageal carcinoma or esophago-pulmonary fistula leading to early ...
Soumitra Ghosh +3 more
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Staphylococcal lung abscess in a child with cystic fibrosis: Case report & review of literature
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020 With contemporary cystic fibrosis (CF) care, a lung abscess is an uncommon occurrence. We describe a case of a staphylococcal lung abscess in a teenage girl with CF who presented with a two-week history of non-specific malaise followed by two days of ...
P. Edwards +3 more
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Український радіологічний та онкологічний журнал, 2021 Background. Recent decades in Ukraine have been characterized by a significant increase in the number of tuberculosis patients, often with forming cavities of destruction.
Р. Ю. Чурилін +4 more
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Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2018 Introduction Mortality from lung abscesses continue to be substantial, even with surgical therapy, ranging from 15 to 20%. Image-guided percutaneous transthoracic drainage (PTD) improved lung abscess management and avoid complications of prolonged ...
Amira A Gaballah +4 more
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