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MeSH Heading: Lung Abscess
Tree Number(s): C01.748.407; C01.830.025.490; C08.381.450; C08.730.407
Unique ID: D008169
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008169
Annotation: coordinate IM with precoordinated organism/infection term (IM); if unspecified bacterial abscess, do not coordinate with BACTERIAL INFECTIONS since most abscesses are bacterial
Scope Note: Solitary or multiple collections of PUS within the lung parenchyma as a result of infection by bacteria, protozoa, or other agents.
Entry Term(s): Abscess, Pulmonary; Abscesses, Pulmonary; Pulmonary Abscess; Pulmonary Abscesses
NLM Classification #: WF 651
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0012742
Scope Note: Solitary or multiple collections of PUS within the lung parenchyma as a result of infection by bacteria, protozoa, or other agents.
Terms: Lung Abscess Preferred Term
Term UI T024351
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Pulmonary Abscess
Term UI T024348
Date11/07/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Pulmonary Abscesses
Term UI T024349
Date11/07/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Abscess, Pulmonary
Term UI T024350
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Abscesses, Pulmonary
Term UI T024347
Date11/07/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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