Certain Aspects of Pulmonary Abscess From an Analysis of 210 Cases

Article1 October 1934CERTAIN ASPECTS OF PULMONARY ABSCESS FROM AN ANALYSIS OF 210 CASESDONALD S. KING, M.D., F.A.C.P., FREDERICK T. LORD, M.D., F.A.C.P.DONALD S. KING, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, FREDERICK T. LORD, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-8-4-468 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCertain aspects of pulmonary abscess are presented as a continuation of the study of this disease at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Two hundred and twenty-seven cases occurring between 1909 and 1924 have been analyzed by one of us.1, 2The present series embraces 211 cases observed from 1924 to 1932. As of this number all but one has been followed to the termination in death or present condition from two to nine years after discharge, the discussion to follow is based on the 210 cases. For the unusual success in the follow-up we are indebted to Miss Eleanore A. Lewis...References1. LORD FT: Contributions to Medical and Biological Research, dedicated to Sir William Osler, 1919, i, 640. Google Scholar2. LORD FT: Pulmonary abscess, Boston Med. and Surg. Jr., 1925, cxcii, 785-788. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Read at the Chicago meeting of the American College of Physicians, April 20, 1934. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBronchial and Transbronchial DiseasesAspiration, Abscess, Bronchiectasis, and ObstructionPulmonary aspiration complexes in adultsPrimary lung abscessAnaerobic pleuropulmonary infectionsLung abscessLung AbscessEitrige und brandige Erkrankungen der LungeNONSPECIFIC LUNG ABSCESS: EXPERIENCE WITH FIFTY-FIVE CONSECUTIVE CASESThe Role of Periodontal Foci of Infection in Systemic Disease: An Evaluation of the LiteraturePulmonary Abscess as Complication of Hiatal HerniaMEDICAL TREATMENT OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC PULMONARY ABSCESSESInfections and Reflex Disorders of the Eye from Dental Affections*Focal Infection*Principles in the management of pulmonary abscessThe Chronic PneumoniasPostoperative lung abscessNONTUBERCULOUS ABSCESS OF THE LUNGTREATMENT OF LUNG ABSCESS 1 October 1934Volume 8, Issue 4Page: 468-474KeywordsAbscessesPulmonary diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1934 PDF downloadLoading ...