Lung abscess and empyema following bronchoscopy: A case report and review of the literature

Severe pulmonary infections after bronchoscopy and transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) are uncommon. We report a rare case of lung abscess and empyema after a routine TBLB performed for the diagnosis of lung cancer.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Khoong, Cheryl Hui Ling, Phua, Chee Kiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7298523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32566475
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101116
Descripción
Sumario:Severe pulmonary infections after bronchoscopy and transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) are uncommon. We report a rare case of lung abscess and empyema after a routine TBLB performed for the diagnosis of lung cancer.

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