"Lung Abscess" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Solitary or multiple collections of PUS within the lung parenchyma as a result of infection by bacteria, protozoa, or other agents.
| Descriptor ID |
D008169
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.025.490 C08.381.450 C08.730.407
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| Concept/Terms |
Lung Abscess- Lung Abscess
- Abscess, Lung
- Abscesses, Lung
- Lung Abscesses
- Pulmonary Abscesses
- Pulmonary Abscess
- Abscess, Pulmonary
- Abscesses, Pulmonary
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lung Abscess" by people in Profiles.
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[Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease - The new ATS/ERS/ESCMID/IDSA Guideline]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2020 08; 145(16):1145-1151.
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Endobronchial Instillation of DNase to Facilitate Bronchoscopic Drainage of a Lung Abscess. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Dec; 12(12):1885-7.
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[Prognostic lung abscess factors]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi. 2010 Jul; 84(4):425-30.
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Cervical conization complicated by sepsis with lung and liver abscesses. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2010 Apr; 14(2):130-3.
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Enterococcus pneumonia complicated with empyema and lung abscess in an HIV-positive patient. Case report and review of the literature. Int J STD AIDS. 2009 Sep; 20(9):659-61.
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A 57-year-old man with a fluid-containing lung cavity: infection of an emphysematous bulla with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Chest. 2006 Dec; 130(6):1942-6.
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Clinically silent infection in a premature infant. Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 2004 Apr; 15(2):69-70, 115-6.
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A lot of clot. Surv Ophthalmol. 2003 Sep-Oct; 48(5):555-61.
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Clinical characteristics of children with complicated pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Pediatrics. 2002 Jul; 110(1 Pt 1):1-6.
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Lung abscess in adults: clinical comparison of immunocompromised to non-immunocompromised patients. Respir Med. 2002 Mar; 96(3):178-85.