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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.
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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2020
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| 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 |
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| author | Khoong, Cheryl Hui Ling Phua, Chee Kiang |
| author_facet | Khoong, Cheryl Hui Ling Phua, Chee Kiang |
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| description | 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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| language | English |
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| spelling | pubmed-72985232020-06-19 Lung abscess and empyema following bronchoscopy: A case report and review of the literature Khoong, Cheryl Hui Ling Phua, Chee Kiang Respir Med Case Rep Case Report 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. Elsevier 2020-06-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7298523/ /pubmed/32566475 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101116 Text en © 2020 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
| spellingShingle | Case Report Khoong, Cheryl Hui Ling Phua, Chee Kiang Lung abscess and empyema following bronchoscopy: A case report and review of the literature |
| title | Lung abscess and empyema following bronchoscopy: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_full | Lung abscess and empyema following bronchoscopy: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Lung abscess and empyema following bronchoscopy: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lung abscess and empyema following bronchoscopy: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_short | Lung abscess and empyema following bronchoscopy: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_sort | lung abscess and empyema following bronchoscopy: a case report and review of the literature |
| topic | Case Report |
| url | 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 |
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