Veillonella Intrapulmonary Abscess With Empyema.
cardio thoracic surgery
chest tube
lung abscess
pulmonary empyema
video assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2023
Sep 2023
Historique:
accepted:
13
09
2023
medline:
16
10
2023
pubmed:
16
10
2023
entrez:
16
10
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A lung abscess is characterized as a clinical ailment arising from the localized suppurative necrosis of lung parenchyma. This condition primarily results from the complications of aspiration pneumonia due to anaerobic microorganisms originating from the oral cavity. Clinically, patients typically manifest symptoms such as fever, malaise, and a productive cough persisting over several weeks. The majority of lung abscess cases acquired within the community stem from anaerobic bacterial infections, often exhibiting a polymicrobial nature. We present a 51-year-old female with intrapulmonary abscess and empyema, with isolation of
Identifiants
pubmed: 37842426
doi: 10.7759/cureus.45210
pmc: PMC10576213
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e45210Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Martinez et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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