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Possible Rule Outs For Lung abscess - Rule Outs
- Surgical, Procedure Complication
Catheter/embolism/venous- Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)
Pneumonia/Bronchopneumonia
Pneumonia, abscessing staphylococcal
Amebiasis, pulmonary/abscess
Hydatid cyst
Hydatid cyst, lung
Actinomycosis, thoracic
Aspergillosis, invasive pulmonary type
Aspergillosis, pulmonary, mycetoma type
Blastomycosis, pulmonary, chronic
Coccidioidomycosis, pulmonary, chronic
Cryptococcosis, pulmonary
Histoplasmosis, pulmonary
Nocardiosis, pulmonary- Infected organ, Abscesses
Empyema
Bronchiectasis
Septic Pulmonary Embolism- Granulomatous, Inflammatory Disorders
Necrotizing alveolitis/Pneumonia
Necrotizing granulomatous angiitis,lung
Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis, pulmonary
Wegeners granulomatosis
Wegener's pulmonary (isolated) disease- Neoplastic Disorders
Tumor emboli/lung
Hodgkin's disease
Metastatic lung disease
Carcinoma lung squamous cell/large cell
Carcinoma, bronchogenic
Lung sarcoma, primary
Lymphoma/malignant, non-Hodgkins
Pulmonary leiomyomatosis/LAM
Pulmonary lymphoma- Anatomic, Foreign Body, Structural Disorders
Atelectasis, pulmonary
Bullous Emphysema- Arteriosclerotic, Vascular, Venous Disorders
Pulmonary embolism
Thromboembolic disease
Pulmonary embolism, massive
Pulmonary infarction- Reference to Organ System
Pulmonary emboli, recurrent/Homans- Synonyms
- Abscess Lung, Abscess of lung, Abscess of lung (disorder), ABSCESS PULM, Abscess Pulmonary, Abscesses Lung, ABSCESSES PULM, Abscesses Pulmonary, Lung Abscesses, PULM ABSCESS, PULM ABSCESSES, PULMONARY ABSCESS, Pulmonary Abscesses
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