Lung abscess and empyema following bronchoscopy: A case report and review of the literature.

ABSTRACT: Severe pulmonary infections after bronchoscopy and transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) are uncommon. We report a rare case of lung abscess and empyema after a routine TBLB performed for the diagnosis of lung cancer.

SUBMITTER: Khoong CHL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7298523 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature