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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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Collection of pus in the lung (Lung abscess)): A 51-year-old man, nonsmoker, had a chest x-ray that demonstrated an 8-cm cavity-like lesion with an air-fluid level located in the upper segment of the right lower lobe suggestive of a collection of pus (abscess). The primary sites of infection included the rear part of the upper lung and and the upper segments of both lower portions of the lung. Most lung abscesses contain several organisms.. Lateral Chest x-ray (L.S.)

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