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'''Lung abscess''' is [[necrosis]] of the [[pulmonary]] tissue and formation of cavities (more than 2 cm)<ref>{{cite journal |author=Bartlett JG, Finegold SM |title=Anaerobic pleuropulmonary infections |journal=Medicine (Baltimore) |volume=51 |issue=6 |pages=413-50 |year=1972 |pmid=4564416 |doi=}}</ref> containing necrotic debris or fluid caused by microbial infection.This pus-filled cavity is often caused by aspiration, which may occur during altered consciousness. [[Alcoholism]] is the most common condition predisposing to lung abscesses.Lung Abscess is considered '''primary'''(60%) when it results from existing lung parenchymal process and is termed '''secondary''' when it complicates another process e.g. [[Blood vessel|vascular]] [[emboli]] or follows rupture of extrapulmonary [[abscess]] into lung. | '''Lung abscess''' is [[necrosis]] of the [[pulmonary]] tissue and formation of cavities (more than 2 cm)<ref>{{cite journal |author=Bartlett JG, Finegold SM |title=Anaerobic pleuropulmonary infections |journal=Medicine (Baltimore) |volume=51 |issue=6 |pages=413-50 |year=1972 |pmid=4564416 |doi=}}</ref> containing necrotic debris or fluid caused by microbial infection.This pus-filled cavity is often caused by aspiration, which may occur during altered consciousness. [[Alcoholism]] is the most common condition predisposing to lung abscesses.Lung Abscess is considered '''primary'''(60%) when it results from existing lung parenchymal process and is termed '''secondary''' when it complicates another process e.g. [[Blood vessel|vascular]] [[emboli]] or follows rupture of extrapulmonary [[abscess]] into lung. | ||
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Overview
Lung abscess is necrosis of the pulmonary tissue and formation of cavities (more than 2 cm)[1] containing necrotic debris or fluid caused by microbial infection.This pus-filled cavity is often caused by aspiration, which may occur during altered consciousness. Alcoholism is the most common condition predisposing to lung abscesses.Lung Abscess is considered primary(60%) when it results from existing lung parenchymal process and is termed secondary when it complicates another process e.g. vascular emboli or follows rupture of extrapulmonary abscess into lung.