Thank you Dr. Annie Belzowski for an excellent presentation of pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma complicated by pulmonary abscess
Teaching Points
- Common causes of pulmonary abscess:
- Bacterial: Anaerobic bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacteria
- Fungal: Aspergillus, Coccidioides, Histoplasma, Blastomyces, Cryptococcus
- Non-infectious: malignancy, embolism, vasculitis, scarcoidosis
- Clindamycin preferred agent, time course dependent on follow up imaging
- Common forms of lung cancer: adenocarcinoma (40%), small cell (15%), squamous cell (30%)
Power Point: Morning Report 10-28-16
Further Reading:
Management of Pleural Effusion Empyema and Lung Abscess
Treatment of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the lung a review