Post-Traumatic Lung Abscess: A Rare Condition in a Young Patient Presenting With Dyspnea and Fever

Abstract

Here we present a rare case of a male patient presenting with fever and shortness of breath to the emergency department, and subsequently was diagnosed with a post-traumatic lung abscess based on imaging methods. The patient was given appropriate antibiotics intravenously and continued for 2 weeks. He was discharged on day 15 of hospitalization with a good clinical course.




Clin Infect Immun. 2019;4(2):37-39
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/cii81