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Fire‐eater's lung complicated by an infectious abscess requiring surgical treatment
Author(s) -
HARLANDER Matevž,
TERČELJ Marjeta,
SOK Mihael,
ROTT Tomaž
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01688.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lung abscess , abscess , surgery , pneumonia , lung , conservative treatment , surgical resection , general surgery
We describe a case of fire‐eater's pneumonia that was complicated by an infectious lung abscess with substantial haemoptysis. Conservative treatment was inadequate. Surgical resection was necessary and proved to be successful.