Cavitary pulmonary infarction
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Cavitation associated with pulmonary infarction is rare event. According to autopsy series the reported cavitation rates are around 4 4-5% pulmonaryinfarcts 2-3. They can represent either aseptic pulmonary cavitation or superimposed infection following cavitation. There may be an upper lobe predilection. Cavitating infarcts tend to be single and are often followed by a sizeable area of consolidation 4.
Complications
Many potential complications have been described after cavitary pulmonaryinfarcts and include
- pneumothorax formation
- empyema formation
- lung abscess formation
- bronchopleural fistula formation
-<p><strong>Cavitation associated with pulmonary infarction</strong> is rare event. According to autopsy series the reported cavitation rates are around 4-5% <a href="/articles/pulmonary-infarcts" title="pulmonary infarcts">pulmonary</a><sup><a href="/articles/pulmonary-infarcts" title="pulmonary infarcts"> </a></sup><a href="/articles/pulmonary-infarcts" title="pulmonary infarcts">infarcts</a> <sup>2-3</sup>. They can represent either aseptic pulmonary cavitation or superimposed infection following cavitation. There may be an upper lobe predilection. Cavitating infarcts tend to be single and are often followed by a sizeable area of consolidation <sup>4</sup>.</p><h4>Complications</h4><p>Many potential complications have been described after cavitary pulmonaryinfarcts and include </p><ul>-<li>-<a href="/articles/pneumothorax" title="Pneumothorax">pneumothorax</a> formation</li>-<li>-<a href="/articles/thoracic-empyema-1" title="Empyema">empyema</a> formation</li>-<li>-<a href="/articles/lung_abscess" title="Lung abscess">lung abscess</a> formation</li>-<li>-<a href="/articles/bronchopleural-fistula" title="Bronchopleural fistula">bronchopleural fistula</a> formation</li>- +<p><strong>Cavitation associated with pulmonary infarction</strong> is rare event. According to autopsy series the reported cavitation rates are around 4-5% <a href="/articles/pulmonary-infarcts">pulmonary</a><sup><a href="/articles/pulmonary-infarcts"> </a></sup><a href="/articles/pulmonary-infarcts">infarcts</a> <sup>2-3</sup>. They can represent either aseptic pulmonary cavitation or superimposed infection following cavitation. There may be an upper lobe predilection. Cavitating infarcts tend to be single and are often followed by a sizeable area of consolidation <sup>4</sup>.</p><h4>Complications</h4><p>Many potential complications have been described after cavitary pulmonaryinfarcts and include </p><ul>
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- +<a href="/articles/pneumothorax">pneumothorax</a> formation</li>
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- +<a href="/articles/thoracic-empyema-1">empyema</a> formation</li>
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- +<a href="/articles/lung-abscess">lung abscess</a> formation</li>
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- +<a href="/articles/bronchopleural-fistula">bronchopleural fistula</a> formation</li>
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