Chronic multiple lung abscesses presenting as a left lung apical mass: a ticking bomb?

Pan Afr Med J. 2014 Apr 17:17:292. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.17.292.3081. eCollection 2014.
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Keywords: Lung abscess; apical mass; lung tumour.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bronchiectasis / complications
  • Bronchiectasis / diagnostic imaging
  • Bronchiectasis / surgery
  • Chronic Disease
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Elective Surgical Procedures
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications
  • HIV Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • HIV-1
  • Humans
  • Lung Abscess / complications
  • Lung Abscess / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Abscess / surgery*
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / complications
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / surgery
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / surgery