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Case Report
Necrotizing lung infections: Case report and review of the literature
1 David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, USA
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Ryan G Aronin
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Article ID: 101120Z01RA2020
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Aronin RG, Park KW, Hoque A. Necrotizing lung infections: Case report and review of the literature. Int J Case Rep Images 2020;11:101120Z01RA2020.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Necrotizing lung infections represent a wide spectrum of disease of varying severities. The etiology is numerous, but mostly results from aspiration. Definitive diagnosis of necrotizing lung infections is radiographic, but can often be difficult to distinguish between necrotizing pneumonia and pulmonary gangrene. While the backbone of therapy involves antibiotics, optimal timing of surgery for advanced disease is poorly documented and unclear in the literature.
Case Report: We recently cared for a 50-year-old male who presented with and was subsequently admitted for treatment for necrotizing pneumonia.
Conclusion: Medical management with antibiotics remain the backbone of treatment for necrotizing pneumonia. Surgical intervention remains reserved for treatment failure or advanced necrotizing disease.
Keywords: Abscess, Lung, Necrotizing pneumonia
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Ryan G Aronin - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Ki Wan Park - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Asraful Hoque - Acquisition of data, Drafting the work, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Guarantor of SubmissionKi Wan Park is the guarantor of submission.
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