Abstract |
We report two cases of lung abscesses treated with percutaneous drainage. <Case1> A 69-year-old man with diabetes mellitus was admitted to our hospital because of fever. Chest radiograph and chest CT scan demonstrated a lung abscess adjacent to the chest wall in right S10. Antibiotics did not achieve an adequate response. A drainage catheter was inserted percutaneously. We washed the abscess cavity daily using 1% povidone iodine saline. There was a clear improvement on the chest radiograph. <Case2> A 74-year-old man with cerebral infarct was admitted to our hospital because of persistent cough and fever. Chest radiograph and chest CT scan demonstrated a lung abscess adjacent to the chest wall in left S10. Antibiotics did not achieve an adequate response. A drainage catheter was inserted percutaneously. We washed the abscess cavity daily using 1% povidone iodine saline. There was a clear improvement on the chest radiograph. We think that percutaneous drainage is a very useful method to treat lung abscesses in which antibiotics do not achieve an adequate response.
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Authors | Tetsuo Noguchi, Jun Nohara, Yasuto Sakaguchi, Ei Nakayama, Yasuji Terada |
Journal | Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society
(Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi)
Vol. 45
Issue 8
Pg. 631-5
(Aug 2007)
ISSN: 1343-3490 [Print] Japan |
PMID | 17763693
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Infective Agents, Local
- Povidone-Iodine
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Topics |
- Aged
- Anti-Infective Agents, Local
(administration & dosage)
- Catheterization
(instrumentation)
- Drainage
(methods)
- Humans
- Lung Abscess
(diagnostic imaging, therapy)
- Male
- Povidone-Iodine
(administration & dosage)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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