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Case Reports
. 2020 Apr 21:30:101061.
doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101061. eCollection 2020.

Effective pharmacotherapy for lung abscess in a patient with alcoholism

Da-Wei Wu  1   2 , Song-Wei Wang  3 , Ya-Fan Chang  4 , Jui-Hsiu Tsai  5   6
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Effective pharmacotherapy for lung abscess in a patient with alcoholism

Da-Wei Wu et al. Respir Med Case Rep. .
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Keywords: Alcoholism; Inhaled colistin; Lung abscess.

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Imaging study from an alcoholic patient with lung abscess between on admission and after discharge. Panel 1A shows the result of chest radiograph when admission on 31 August, 2018, a cavitary lesion in the left lower lung field. Panel 1B shows the result of chest radiograph on 6 September, 2018, a cavitary lesion with peripheral infiltration at left lower lung field. Panel 1C shows the result of chest radiograph on 13 September, 2018, both of the cavitary lesion and peripheral infiltration at left lower lung field were improved. Panel 1D shows the result of chest radiograph after 21 days of treatment with inhaled colimycin and intravenous levofloxacin when discharge on 29 September, 2018, a residual lesion noted in the left lower lung field. Panel 1E shows the result of chest high-resolution computed tomography when admission on 31 August, 2018, a cavitary lesion involved both left upper and lower lobes of lung. Panel 1F shows the result of chest high-resolution computed tomography after discharge on 19 October, 2018, cavitary lesion dramatically improved.
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