Lung abscess in an immunocompromised patient: clinical presentation and management challenges

BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Jul 16;12(7):e230756. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230756.

Authors

Isabel M Eira¹, Renata Carvalho¹, Diana Vale Carvalho¹, Cristina Ângela¹

Affiliation

¹ Internal Medicine, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal.

No abstract available

Keywords: HIV/Aids; infectious diseases; pharmacokinetics; respiratory medicine.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / immunology
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
Administration, Intravenous
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Injections, Intramuscular
Lung Abscess / diagnostic imaging*
Lung Abscess / drug therapy
Lung Abscess / etiology*
Lung Abscess / microbiology
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents