Lung abscess. Coloured X-ray showing an abscess (dense coloured area, upper right) in the upper lobe of a patient's left lung (right). An abscess is a

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Lung abscess. Coloured X-ray showing an abscess (dense coloured area, upper right) in the upper lobe of a patient's left lung (right). An abscess is an accumulation of puss within a cavity in tissue. It is usually as a result of an infection or other foreign material.

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