Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2013
A 45-year-old patient with acute abscess of the left lung has suddenly developed acute chest pain and dyspnea while coughing, tachycardia has increased. The control Ro-gram shows collapsed left lung, the air in the left pleural cavity and a horizontal fluid level. What is the mechanism of this complication?
Answer options
- Inflammation spread to the visceral pleura
- Atelectasis of the left lung
- Bullae rupture of the left lung
- Acute cardiovascular insufficiency
- Abscess burst into the pleural cavity
Correct answer
Abscess burst into the pleural cavity
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