Lung abscess history and symptoms

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Symptoms

Onset of symptoms is often gradual, but in necrotizing staphylococcal or gram-negative bacillary pneumonias patients can be acutely ill.

Cough, fever with shivering and night sweats are often present.

Cough can be productive with foul smelling purulent sputum (≈70%) or less frequently with blood (i.e. hemoptysis in one third cases) .

Affected individuals may also complaint chest pain, shortness of breath, lethargy and other features of chronic illness.