Lung Abscess

C Koegelenberg

Abstract


Lung abscesses are most frequently caused by mouth anaerobes and may arise as a complication of aspiration pneumonia. Patients may present with a productive cough of foul smelling sputum with or without associated digital clubbing.

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SA Fam Pract | ISSN: 1726-426X

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