A lung abscess is a thick-walled cavity that contains purulent material [1-2]. It is a rare condition in children. It arises as a complication of a poorly controlled pneumonia, and has an estimated incidence of 0.7 per 100,000 hospital admissions/year. A lung abscess can be defined to be “primary” if it occurs in a previously healthy child or “secondary” if underlying conditions predispose to the onset of the abscess [1-8]. It can be “acute” or “chronic” if it has been present for >6 weeks [1, 9].
Ruggeri G., Maffi M., Gargano T., Lima M. (2013). Lung abscess. Milano : Springer-Verlag Milan [10.1007/978-88-470-5202-4_29].
Lung abscess
Gargano T.;Lima M.
2013
Abstract
A lung abscess is a thick-walled cavity that contains purulent material [1-2]. It is a rare condition in children. It arises as a complication of a poorly controlled pneumonia, and has an estimated incidence of 0.7 per 100,000 hospital admissions/year. A lung abscess can be defined to be “primary” if it occurs in a previously healthy child or “secondary” if underlying conditions predispose to the onset of the abscess [1-8]. It can be “acute” or “chronic” if it has been present for >6 weeks [1, 9].File in questo prodotto:
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