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Lung Abscess

, MBChB, MMed(Int Med)
Pages 50-52 | Published online: 15 Aug 2014
 

Abstract

Lung abscesses are most frequently caused by mouth anaerobes and may arise as a complication of aspiration pneumonia. Patients may present with a productive cough of foul smelling sputum with or without associated digital clubbing.