Fire-eater's lung complicated by an infectious abscess requiring surgical treatment

  1. Matevž HARLANDER1,*,
  2. Marjeta TERČELJ1,
  3. Mihael SOK2,
  4. Tomaž ROTT3

Article first published online: 11 JAN 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01688.x

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Respirology

Respirology

Volume 15, Issue 2, pages 379–381, February 2010

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HARLANDER, M., TERČELJ, M., SOK, M. and ROTT, T. (2010), Fire-eater's lung complicated by an infectious abscess requiring surgical treatment. Respirology, 15: 379–381. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01688.x

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  1. 1

    Departments of Pulmonary Diseases and

  2. 2

    Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, and

  3. 3

    Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

*Matevž Harlander, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Zaloška 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Email: matevz.harlander@gmail.com

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 JAN 2010
  2. Article first published online: 11 JAN 2010
  3. Received 9 November 2008; invited to revise 15 November 2008, 9 December 2008; revised 6 December 2008, 23 December 2008; accepted 23 December 2008 (Associate Editor: Chi Chiu Leung).

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Keywords:

  • haemoptysis;
  • lung abscess;
  • pneumonectomy;
  • pneumonia

ABSTRACT

We describe a case of fire-eater's pneumonia that was complicated by an infectious lung abscess with substantial haemoptysis. Conservative treatment was inadequate. Surgical resection was necessary and proved to be successful.

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