Details of Disease

Disease Name

Lung abscess

lung abscess (disease); lung abscess

Definition

A bacterial, fungal or parasitic abscess that develops in the lung parenchyma. Causes include aspiration pneumonia, necrotizing pneumonia, necrotizing malignant tumors, and Wegener's granulomatosis.

Disease Hierarchy

DISAP982: Abscess

DIS1LT8E: Lung disease

DIS7OJYM: Respiratory tract infection

DIS15SCZ: Lung abscess

Disease Identifiers

MONDO ID

MONDO_0000744

MESH ID

D008169

UMLS CUI

C0024110

MedGen ID

7397

HPO ID

HP:0025044

SNOMED CT ID

73452002

General Information of Disease (ID: DIS15SCZ)

Drug-Interaction Atlas (DIA) of This Disease

Drug-Interaction Atlas (DIA)

This Disease is Treated as An Indication in 2 Approved Drug(s)

Drug Name	Drug ID	Highest Status	Drug Type	REF
Cefoxitin	DMY8NC4	Approved	NA	[1]
Ticarcillin	DM4ME02	Approved	Small molecular drug	[2]
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This Disease is Treated as An Indication in 1 Clinical Trial Drug(s)

Drug Name	Drug ID	Highest Status	Drug Type	REF
Benzylpenicillin	DMS9503	Phase 3	Small molecular drug	[3]
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Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA) of This Disease

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA)

References

1	Cefoxitin FDA Label
2	Ticarcillin FDA Label
3	Spontaneous Clostridium perfringens lung abscess unresponsive to penicillin. Anaesth Intensive Care. 1993 Feb;21(1):117-9.