Clinical characteristics of pulmonary abscess patients were treated in Respiratory department of Bach Mai hospital from 1999 to 2003

ABSTRACT

Research on 101 patients files of lung abcess patients were treated in Respiratory department of Bach Mai hospital from 1999 to 2003, the results showed that male patients 63.3%, the age ≥30 79.2%, manual labours 72.3%. Being hospitalized reasons high fever 31.7%, chest pains 29.75, pus spit 26.7%. The most clinical patients cough 100%, chest pain 91.1%, dyspnea 57.4%; Absent frmitus, dullness and absent breath sound in 60.4%, crackle 57.4%. In chest xray, lessions on the right lung 75.5%, lower lobe 65.3%, 90.6% of patients had 1 lession. Air-fluid level was observered in 54.1%. Leukocyte in peripheral blood increase 79.2%, rate of neuter multikernel leukocyte increase 81.2%, blood deposit speed increase 100%.