At an isolated weather station in the central United States, a technician emerges from a small brick shed grasping a balloon. It's not just any birthday party balloon, mind you, but a massive, white sphere more than 5 feet (1.5 meters) in diameter.
Lung abscess can also be caused by the spread of other infections from the liver, abdominal cavity, or open chest wounds. Rarely, AIDS patients can develop lung abscess from Pneumocystis carinii and other organisms that take advantage of a weakened immune system. Lung abscess is usually slow to develop.
Of the 44 causes of Abscess that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information: 1  2 causes are very common diseases. 2  4 causes are common diseases. 3  2 causes are uncommon diseases.  0 causes are rare 1  diseases. 5 causes are very rare diseases.  34 causes have no prevalence information.