Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Mater Medical Suites, 76 Willetts Rd, North Mackay QLD 4740, Australia

Publications

• Case Report   
  Left Lower-lobe Lung Abscess in a 25-year-old Man with Myotonic Dystrophy: Conservative Management and Comprehensive Review
  Author(s): Pranav Kumar*, Somnath Sinha, Ian Migwi and Raymond Chris Aquino
  
  Background: Lung abscess is an uncommon complication in young adults, usually associated with aspiration. Neuromuscular disorders such as Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 (DM1) predispose patients to aspiration due to bulbar weakness, ineffective cough and impaired airway clearance, thereby increasing the risk of necrotising pulmonary infection. Case presentation: We describe a 25-year-old man with genetically confirmed DM1 who presented with productive cough, intermittent fever, malaise and pleuritic chest pain after a viral upper respiratory tract infection. Imaging revealed a thick-walled cavitary lesion with an air-fluid level in the left lower lobe, consistent with a lung abscess. Management and outcome: The patient was managed with broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics, intensive chest physiotherapy and aspiration-.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2161-105X.2025.15.767

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