Pulmonary Abscess as a Complication of SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia
Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease originated in the Wuhan region of China and spread all over the world. This disease typically starts as an acute viral disease, and it is characterized by lung infiltrates and elevation of inflammatory markers. T...
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease originated in the Wuhan region of China and spread all over the world. This disease typically starts as an acute viral disease, and it is characterized by lung infiltrates and elevation of inflammatory markers. The definitive diagnosis of the disease is confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results. Although majority of patients with positive PCR results had mild disease, 5 to 14% of them are severely affected. It has been reported in the literature that a significant proportion of adult patients develops virus-related complications. Lung abscess is one of these complications that is a suppurative infection with an air-fluid level greater than 2 cm in diameter on chest X-ray. Although there is usually a single cavity, it can also be multifocal. It was reported as a possible late-term complication of SARS-CoV-2. We are presenting two cases with lung abscess after SARS-CoV-2 treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e937387127bd4f5db7cb28e208270ae32025-08-20T02:03:58ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Libyan International Medical University Journal2519-139X2022-01-01070100300610.1055/s-0042-1744043Pulmonary Abscess as a Complication of SARS-CoV-2 PneumoniaFatih Uzer0Sukriye Oner1Aykut Cilli2Department of Pulmonology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, TurkeyDepartment of Pulmonology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, TurkeyDepartment of Pulmonology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, TurkeyAbstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease originated in the Wuhan region of China and spread all over the world. This disease typically starts as an acute viral disease, and it is characterized by lung infiltrates and elevation of inflammatory markers. The definitive diagnosis of the disease is confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results. Although majority of patients with positive PCR results had mild disease, 5 to 14% of them are severely affected. It has been reported in the literature that a significant proportion of adult patients develops virus-related complications. Lung abscess is one of these complications that is a suppurative infection with an air-fluid level greater than 2 cm in diameter on chest X-ray. Although there is usually a single cavity, it can also be multifocal. It was reported as a possible late-term complication of SARS-CoV-2. We are presenting two cases with lung abscess after SARS-CoV-2 treatment.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1744043sars-cov-2lung abscesspandemic |
| spellingShingle | Fatih Uzer Sukriye Oner Aykut Cilli Pulmonary Abscess as a Complication of SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia Libyan International Medical University Journal sars-cov-2 lung abscess pandemic |
| title | Pulmonary Abscess as a Complication of SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia |
| title_full | Pulmonary Abscess as a Complication of SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary Abscess as a Complication of SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary Abscess as a Complication of SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia |
| title_short | Pulmonary Abscess as a Complication of SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia |
| title_sort | pulmonary abscess as a complication of sars cov 2 pneumonia |
| topic | sars-cov-2 lung abscess pandemic |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1744043 |
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