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LUNG ABSCESS (COMPLICATIONS (tension cysts / pneumatocoeles (esp staph…
LUNG ABSCESS
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AETIOLOGY
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Predisposing conditions
alcoholic stupor, general anaesthetisa, head injury, loss of consciousness, dysphagia, oesophageal dysfunction
poor dental hygiene (periodontis, gingivitis)
Secondary lung abscess
post staphylococcal, Klebsiella, pneumococcal pneumonia
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septic embolism, multiple pyaemic abscesses
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DEFINITION
focus of suppuration consisting of pus that is walled off by chronically inflamed and fibrous tissue