To drain or not to drain? Abscess or empyema?
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215966.
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Abstract
We present a case posing the clinical dilemma of differentiating a large peripheral lung abscess from an empyema, discussing the imaging and management and the clinical issues posed.
Medical subject headings
- Decision Making
- Drainage
- Empyema, Pleural
- Lung Abscess
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed