Category: Visual Diagnosis
Keywords: fever, cough, alcoholic (PubMed Search)
Posted: 5/7/2012 by Rob Rogers, MD
(Updated: 12/12/2024)
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An alcoholic patient presents with a cough, fever, and very foul smelling breath (worse than usual)
What's the diagnosis? And what are the risk factors?
Lung abcess
Risk factors for a lung abscess include:
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