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Lung abscess in childhood [PDF]
Thorax, 1968 Lung abscess continues to be a significant problem in childhood. Eighty-three cases of this condition have been reviewed. From the available data these have been found to fall into two groups which have been classified as primary and secondary.
P H, Mark, J A, Turner
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Bilateral Tubercular Lung Abscess in a Diabetic Female [PDF]
Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2017 Liquefactive necrosis of the lung tissue caused by microbial infection, lung abscess is characterised by formation of cavities containing necrotic debris.
N.S Neki +3 more
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Metastasis of small cell lung carcinoma to the appendix: A case report and literature review
Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences, 2023 Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive tumor with rapid growth and metastasis. Common sites of metastasis include lymph nodes, adrenal glands, liver, bone, and brain, while gastrointestinal metastasis is less and appendicular metastasis is much ...
Yinghan Liu, Guoxin Guan, Fuwen Luo
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Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014 Background: Lung abscess are defined as localized suppurative necrotizing collection occurring within the pulmonary parenchyma. Some authors emphasized image-guided aspiration of lung abscess before antibiotics use in order to identify the pathogen ...
Said Ahmed Mohamed +5 more
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Infectious Disease Reports, 2023 Intraparenchymal lung abscess development associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is a rare complication, with only half a dozen primary cases having been reported in the literature. We present the case of a
Panagiotis F. Mavroudis +9 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Granulicatella adiacens is facultative anaerobic Gram-positive bacteria, which mainly involve bacterial endocarditis and bacteremia, but there are few reports of local suppurative infection.
Shuo Yang +6 more
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Legionella-Associated Lung Abscess: Critical Pathogen or Minor Isolate?
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1992 Two cases of lung abscess, in which Legionella species were identified in association with other bacterial isolates, are presented. In the first case, Legionella pneumophila and Klebsiella pneumoniae were identified in a 24-year-old post renal transplant
Gordon CK Dow, Anthony W Chow
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Lung abscess in a child secondary to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection
La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica, 2014 Lung abscess is a very rare infectious condition in children and is most commonly encountered as a complication of bacterial pneumonia. We present a case of a lung abscess in a child 6-year-old admitted with a history of right hemithorax pain lasting for
E. Ruffini +6 more
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COVID‐19 and a Pulmonary Abscess in a 2‐Month Infant: A Case Report
Respirology Case ReportsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is an acute respiratory syndrome that has had a significant global impact. Some studies reported that SARS‐CoV‐2 infected adults, especially intubated individuals, are at risk of lung abscess ...
Rana Tafrishi +3 more
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Basidiobolus: An unusual cause of lung abscess
Lung India, 2010 Non-resolving pneumonia leading to lung abscess is always a challenge to the treating physician especially in a diabetic patient. Atypical radiological features of lung abscess should raise the suspicion of unusual organisms.
Chetambath Ravindran +6 more
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