Lung abscess

Introduction: Lung abscess

Description of Lung abscess

Lung abscess (medical condition): Pus (abscess) in the lung...more »

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Lung abscess: A complication of a localized area of pneumonia or when a neoplasm becomes necrotic and contains purulent material that cannot drain easily from the area because of partial or complete bronchial obstruction. (Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 12th ed, p1068)
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Lung abscess: A complication of a localized area of pneumonia or when a neoplasm becomes necrotic and contains purulent material that cannot drain easily from the area because of partial or complete bronchial obstruction. (Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 12th ed, p1068).
Source: MeSH 2007

Lung abscess: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Lung abscess:

• Lung
• Lung symptoms (3280 causes)
• Lung disease
• Lung disorder
• Lung pain
• Abscess (44 causes)
• Abscess symptoms (44 causes)
• Parenchyma
• Cavitation

Lung abscess as a Disease

Lung abscess (medical condition): See Lung abscess (disease information).
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Lung abscess: Related Diseases

Lung abscess: Lung abscess is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Lung conditions
• Abscess
• Chest conditions
• Respiratory conditions
• Conditions involving a pathogen

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Lung abscess as a Symptom

Lung abscess (symptom): The formation of a localized collection of puss in a cavity in the...more »

Lung abscess (symptom): See Lung abscess (symptom information).

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Lung abscess: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Lung abscess:

• chronic bronchitis
• COPD
• emphysema
• asthma
• aspergillosis
• tuberculosis
• lung abscess
• pleural effusion
• pneumothorax
• flail chest
• lung collase
• lung fibrosis
• pneumoconiosis
• pneumonia

Terms associated with Lung abscess:

Terms Similar to Lung abscess:

• Pulmonary abscess

Source: Diseases Database

• Abscess, Pulmonary

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Lung abscess

• Abscess
• Lung Diseases
• Respiratory Tract Infections

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Lung abscess

The following list attempts to classify Lung abscess into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
  • Infection
    • Suppuration
      • Abscess
        • Lung Abscess

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Lung Diseases
    • Lung Abscess

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Respiratory Tract Infections
    • Lung Abscess

External links related to: Lung abscess

• eMedicine - Pneumonia, Empyema and Abscess : Article by Mark Zwanger, MD, MBA
• Lung Abscess - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• eMedicine - Lung Abscess : Article by Sat Sharma, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCCP, DABSM
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