Empyema of the chest is defined as a collection of pus and fluid in the cavity surrounding the lung. It is a potencially serious condition and if not treated correctly can lead to many months and sometimes years of disability. when diagnosed early the treatment is easy. The latter the diagnosis the more difficult the treatment especially the surgery and the greater the complications. For more informations click here.

Bronchiectasis is a chronic disease of the lungs in which there is irreversible dilatation of pulmonary bronchi with copious sputum production. For full article click here.

• A lung abscess is the result of necrosis of the lung parenchyma due to microbial infection
• The most common cause is aspiration of oral secretions, resulting in infection with anaerobic oral flora