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Updated: Sep 27 2016

Abscess (Lung)

Snapshot
  • A 52-year-old alcoholic and know homeless man presents with fever, cough, and fatigue. He has purulent sputum and foul smelling breath. An CXR shows a lesion in the upper left lobe of the lung.
Presentation
  • Symptoms
    • fever
    • purulent sputum
    • sepsis
    • fatigue
    • four smelling breath
Evaluation
  • CXR: look for air fluid levels
  • CT
  • Bronchoscopy with biopsy/cx
Treatment
  • Medical
    • antibiotics
  • Surgery indicated for
    • cancer patients
    • Refractory to Abx

 

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