Spontaneously Regressing Cavitated Pulmonary Lesion
Gelman, M. I., & Freundlich, I. M. (1972). spontaneously regressing cavitated pulmonary lesion. Chest, 61(7), 680–681. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.61.7.680
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Disease Location
Right upper lobe bronchus
Personal Characteristics
55-year-old white male
Clinical Characteristics
Admitted with fever, right-sided chest pain, dyspnea, cough productive of yellowish-brown sputum 3 mth history of fatigue, 15 lb weight loss, & anorexia sputum culture revealed staphylococcus aureus, coagulase (+) bronchoscopy revealed only secretions originating from right upper lobe bronchus chest roentgenogram demonstrated large lesion with nodular interior (diagnosis of pulmonary abscess)
Remission Characteristics
Decrease in size of lesion attributed to antibiotic therapy
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Antibiotic therapy most likely accounts for rapid regression of lesion
Clinical Treatment
Methicillin therapy initiated with gradual fall in fever antibiotic therapy followed by gradual decrease in size of lesion