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A 45-year-old male 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 left lung collapse, the air in the left pleural cavity and a horizontal fluid level. What is the mechanism of this complication?

Answer options

  1. Inflammation spread to the visceral pleura
  2. Abscess burst into the pleural cavity
  3. Acute cardiovascular insufficiency
  4. Atelectasis of the left lung
  5. Bullae rupture of the left lung
Correct answer

Abscess burst into the pleural cavity

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