lung abscess

Also known as purulent pneumonia

lung disease characterized by microbial infection which causes a type of liquefactive necrosis of the pulmonary tissue and formation of cavities containing necrotic debris or fluid

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Specialty: Infectious disease , respirology

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Research

8,971 papers

Lung abscess in children.Paediatric respiratory reviews · 2007
Lung abscess and empyema.Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 1995
Lung abscess.The Western journal of medicine · 1976
Lung abscess.The New England journal of medicine · 1948
Large Lung Abscess Caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2023

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Wikidata facts

Image: CT chest in pneumonia with abscesses caverns and effusions d0.jpg

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ICPC 2 ID: R83
Commons category: Lung abscess
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0025044
ICD-9-CM: 513.0

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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.

This pus-filled cavity is often caused by aspiration, which may occur during anesthesia, sedation, or unconsciousness from injury. Alcoholism is the most common condition predisposing to lung abscesses.