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	Lung abscess;
	Gross lung section showing apical abscess
ICD-10	J85
ICD-9	513.0
DiseasesDB	7607
MeSH	D008169

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Synonyms and keywords: Pulmonary abscess

Overview

In 1904 Guillemot first put weight to the theory that aspirated oropharyngeal organisms were responsible for cause of lung abscess
In 1938 first Percutaneous drain of lung abscess was performed.
In 1942 Brock added evidence in stating that aspirated contents gravitated to the dependents part of the lungs
In early 19th century arsenicals and physiotherapy were the mainstay of treatment of lung abscess