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5 Ιουν 2024 · Treatment. A lung abscess is a pus-filled cavity in the lungs caused by an infection, usually from bacteria but sometimes by fungi or parasites. A lung abscess can be serious if left untreated, leading to complications such as bleeding in the lungs or a stroke.
8 Ιουλ 2015 · Lung abscess is a type of liquefactive necrosis of the lung tissue and formation of cavities (more than 2 cm) containing necrotic debris or fluid caused by microbial infection. It can be caused by aspiration, which may occur during altered consciousness and it usually causes a pus-filled cavity.
12 Δεκ 2023 · Treatment options include antimicrobial agents against aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, given alone or in combination. Reserve image-guided percutaneous drainage or surgical resection for patients not responding to antimicrobial treatment.
8 Ιουν 2024 · Treatment typically involves broad-spectrum antibiotics, with surgical interventions like drainage or pulmonary resection reserved for specific cases. Complications can include pyopneumothorax or pleural empyema, especially in immunocompromised patients.
18 Απρ 2023 · A lung abscess is a pus-filled cavity in the lung that is caused by an infection. Learn what causes it, how to spot symptoms, and how doctors treat it.
11 Σεπ 2023 · Lung abscesses can also result from secondary infection of pre-existing lung cavities, bronchial obstruction, septic embolization, or direct extension from local infections such as empyema. The clinical features, pathogenesis, evaluation, and treatment of lung abscesses will be reviewed here.
bles distinction between lung abscess and empyema. Lung abscess typically presents as a thick-walled round cavity within the lung parenchyma, without pressing on the adjacent bronchi, and forms a sharp angle with the thoracic wall, whereas empyema is lenticular in shape, causes compression of the adjacent parenchyma and forms an obtuse angle wit...
