A Large Lung Abscess in an Electronic Cigarette User: To Drain or Not to Drain

A lung abscess is a walled necrotizing infection involving the lung parenchyma, characterized by a cavitary lesion filled with fluid. It is usually caused by microbial infection with aspiration of oropharyngeal contents being the most common mechanism for primary lung abscesses. Secondary lung absce...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dudiki, Natasha, Ganipisetti, Venu M, Kolli, Sashank, Thapa, Simant S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10113380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37091491
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37690

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10113380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37091491
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37690

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