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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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Prophylactic tracheostomy in aged and poor risk general surgical patients [PDF]
, 1959 The most common postoperative complications are those involving respiration, and they are especially dangerous to patients classified as poor risks because of age or other handicaps.
Farrell, JJ, Meyer, WH, Starzl, TE
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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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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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Recurrent Cutaneous Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent 7-Year-Old Male [PDF]
, 2018 Cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) makes up a small proportion of the 10.4 million cases around the world. Although it is more commonly found in the developing world, cutaneous TB is rarely reported in the developed countries.
Austin, Dena +4 more
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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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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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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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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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