To drain or not to drain? Abscess or empyema?

Helen McDill; Maged Hassan; Graham Dack; Lindsey Taylor; David Waine; John P. Corcoran; Cyrus Daneshvar

doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215966

To drain or not to drain? Abscess or empyema?

Helen McDill, Maged Hassan, Graham Dack, Lindsey Taylor, David Waine, John P. Corcoran, Cyrus Daneshvar

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	313-315
Number of pages	3
Journal	Thorax
Volume	76
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215966
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2021
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Keywords

empyema
imaging/CT MRI etc
respiratory infection

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10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215966

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