Department of Internal Medicine, Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syria
Research Article
Lung Abscess: Etiology and Therapy
Author(s): Ma'moun Al-Fawaris*, Noor Mustafa, Lama Al-Masri and Husam Bardan
Background: Lung abscesses are considered one of the diseases that affect humans of all ages, which occur as a result of infection that affects the respiratory system, and it occurs in males more than female.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 122 patients from Damascus Hospital where All patients with a lung abscess and divided into two groups: patients with primary lung abscess (81.1%) and patient with secondary lung abscess (18.9%) who met the exclusion and inclusion criteria were accepted.
Results: The sample included 122 patients, all of whom had lung abscess, (males 72.2%, females 27.9%), the percentage of patients between 40 and 50 years of age was 29.5%, which is the most age group in the study, most of patients were from Damascus countryside (39.3%), most of the patients were smoked cigar.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/JPR.22.6.128