Primary Lung Abscess in Childhood
- 1 June 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in American Journal of Diseases of Children
- Vol. 136 (6) , 491-494
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1982.03970420015002
Abstract
• Fourteen cases of primary lung abscess in childhood were treated with antibiotics alone. The only organism discovered wasStaphylococcus aureus. All the children recovered. Roentgenographic abnormalities took from six weeks to more than five years to resolve. Recently, follow-up of 11 of the 14 children was performed an average of nine years after treatment of the abscess. In all children, the clinical status, lung volumes, and expiratory flow rates were normal, except in two with asthma. A conservative approach to the management of primary lung abscess in children is recommended. (Am J Dis Child1982;136:491-494)This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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