title: Bacterial lung abscess: a review of the radiographic and clinical features of 50 cases.
abstract: The radiographic and clinical features of 50 patients with documented bacterial lung abscess are presented. Neither clinical nor radiographic features permit a specific diagnosis of lung abscess to be made; microbiologic or histopathologic material is needed to establish the diagnosis. A surprising percentage of patients (18%) had radiographically occult lung abscesses that were diagnosed only at the time of surgery or autopsy. Possible causes for and means of avoiding this diagnostic pitfall are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse 13210.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Groskin
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Panicek
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Math
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Heitzman
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Markarian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors