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CASE OF ABSCESS OF LUNG. [PDF]

The Lancet, 1888
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Primary lung abscess

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1980
Multiple factors have played a role in the sharp decline of the incidence of lung abscess in the last several decades. Notable among these are the introduction of antibiotics, improvements in anesthesia, advances in head and neck surgery, and, finally, our better understanding and knowledge of the role of oral-dental hygiene and alcoholism in the ...
A S, Estrera, M R, Platt, L J, Mills, R R, Shaw   +3 more
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Successful surgical treatment of an intraoperatively ruptured lung abscess rupture using free pericardial fat implantation: a case report

Surgical Case Reports
Background Lung abscess treatment results the treatment results improved with the development of antibiotics; however, surgical treatment is indicated when pyothorax is present, surgical treatment is indicated. When a lung abscess ruptures, pyothorax and
Yoshihito Iijima, Takaki Mizoguchi, Masahito Ishikawa, Shun Iwai, Nozomu Motono, Hidetaka Uramoto   +5 more
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Tricuspid valve infective endocarditis complicated with multiple lung abscesses and thoracic empyema as different pathogens: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2019
Background Only 4.1% of tricuspid valve IE cases require surgical intervention. The complication after tricuspid valve IE with lung abscess and empyema is rare.
Ya-Fu Cheng, Yung-Kun Hsieh, Bing-Yen Wang, Ching-Yugn Cheng, Chang-Lun Huang   +4 more
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THE TREATMENT OF LUNG ABSCESS [PDF]

Southern Medical Journal, 1922
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Asymptomatic lung abscess of aspergillus in a female without previous lung diseases or immunocompromise: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Chronic pulmonary abscess usually results from bacterial or mycobacterium infection, but rarely from aspergillosis. Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis is usually found in a person with structural lung disease or immunocompromise.
Hanxue Xiang, Ling Zhang, Liu Yang, Miaotian Cai, Yingmin Ma, Yulin Zhang   +5 more
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A 10-year retrospective review of pediatric lung abscesses from a single center

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2016
Introduction: Pediatric lung abscesses can be primary or secondary, and there is limited data regarding response to treatments and patient outcomes. Objectives: To assess the clinical and microbiologic profile of pediatric patients with lung abscess and ...
Kavi Madhani, Eric McGrath, Lokesh Guglani   +2 more
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A Pulmonary Abscess Caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review

The Clinical Respiratory Journal
Lung abscess is a common disease in respiratory medicine, which is a suppurative lesion caused by various pathogens, and microbiological examination is crucial for the treatment of lung abscess.
Xu Chen, Ling Wu, Ruoxi Wu, Jiajia Dong
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Brain Metastasis Mimicking Brain Abscess in ALK-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, 2019
Brain metastasis frequently develops in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Here, we report a patient who developed brain metastasis from ALK-positive NSCLC which mimicked brain abscess.
Toshio Sakatani, Hidenori Kage, Shunsaku Takayanagi, Kaoru Watanabe, Yoshihisa Hiraishi, Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku, Shota Tanaka, Tetsuo Ushiku, Nobuhito Saito, Takahide Nagase   +9 more
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Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Cause of Primary Lung Abscess in a Child

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1993
A case of primary pneumococcal lung abscess in a five-year-old child is described. Secondary anaerobic infection as a cause of cavitation was excluded by bronchoscopic culture of the cavity. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a rare but recognized cause of lung
Kelly S MacDonald, Volia M de Carvalho, Lawrence Liebert, Joanne E Embree   +3 more
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