Absceso pulmonar con presentación atípica: reporte de caso

José Daniel Benavides-Villalobos; Daniel Andrés Casares-Fallas

doi:10.56239/rhcs.2020.63.441

José Daniel Benavides-Villalobos, MD

Escuela de Medicina y Cirugía, Universidad de Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3379-919X
Daniel Andrés Casares-Fallas, MD

Hospital San Juan de Dios. San José, Costa Rica.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8024-5048

Keywords

lung abscess, atypical

Abstract

Lung abscess is a circumscribed collection of pus or necrotic material localized in the lung parenchyma as a result of a bacterial infection. Is considered a disease of low prevalence, but it has an important morbimortality. This article presents the case of a 49 years old masculine patient that presents with cough and expectoration of 1 month, in which a pulmonary abscess with atypical presentation was documented and describes the image obtained via computerized tomography (CT). Also, it describes the definition, epidemiology, risk factors and clinical manifestations of this disease.

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Published

Sep 7, 2020

DOI https://doi.org/10.56239/rhcs.2020.63.441

How to Cite

Benavides-Villalobos, J. D., & Casares-Fallas, D. A. (2020). Pulmonary abscess with atypical presentation: a case report. Hispano-American Journal of Health Sciences, 6(3), 143–147. https://doi.org/10.56239/rhcs.2020.63.441