STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

Classic place of emboli form lung is brain which leads to a brain abscess which can be lethal Organisms are typically mixture of aerobes and anaerobes. Abscesses can be singular or multiple. Bronchiectasis is a common result of lung abscesses. On CXR may look like solid tumor or open space with air-fluid level. Slide: Lung with “hole” in it. ................
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