[Patient with a lung abscess, primarily treated with drainage followed by antibiotics].

Abstract

A 45-year-old woman presented herself with coughing, nocturnal sweating, weight loss, and chest pain, left laterally. In the previous 5 months she had been treated twice with antibiotics due to a suspected pneumonia. With the help of a CT scan, 2 subpleural lung abscesses were diagnosed. The primary treatment was CT-guided drainage, as a result of which the largest abscess was emptied and a microbiological diagnosis could be established. Subsequently, the patient made a quick recovery with the help of specific antibiotics. It might be better to drain lung abscesses, especially subpleural ones, at an early stage rather than wait for the results of a trial treatment with antibiotics.

• Authors: E R Heddema, J P Teengs, P W A Kunst
• Journal: Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde (Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd) Vol. 146 Issue 2 Pg. 77-9 (Jan 12 2002) ISSN: 0028-2162 [Print] Netherlands
• Vernacular Title: Een patiënt met een longabces, primair behandeld met drainage en aanvullend met antibiotica.
• PMID: 11820062 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Penicillins
• Clavulanic Acid
• Amoxicillin

Topics

• Amoxicillin (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Clavulanic Acid (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Drainage (methods)
• Drug Therapy, Combination (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Humans
• Lung Abscess (diagnostic imaging, drug therapy, etiology, microbiology, surgery)
• Middle Aged
• Penicillins (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Pneumonia (diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology)
• Radiography
• Streptococcal Infections (drug therapy, surgery)
• Treatment Outcome