2006-06-23 05:32:13 · 7 answers · asked by Jazzy61 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
chainsawoman has a great insight and could well be describing you exactly. however in addition to her explanation, there are a couple of other possibilities but you dont give much to go on, so i'll shotgun your question:
1. the lungs are made up of five individual lobes, two on the left and three on the right. each lobe has segments, which total 18. all lobes and segments are infused with arteries and veins, plus airway channels of different names. at the end of the teeniest airways are alveoli. alveoli are where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place with the blood. now that you are familiar with the anatomy here are some other possibilities.
a. lesions within the air channels. the lesion/s can be infected causing accumulations of pus.
b. pneumonia or pneumonits, which can be focused in a segment or lobe thus appearing as a pocket of pus.
c. and to be less medical, she could have air pockets (from tissue errosion) in an area of lung, the pockets are filled with pus, water, or just air.
none of these are common, nor expected for a young to middle age (30ish) girl (daughter, you dont say how old daughter is).
none of the three descriptions are diagnosable unless you had an xray. and any of the three could be associated with a variety of respiratory disease/s or states of disease.
a final thought is cystic fibrosis but that is so less likely b/c CF is usually diagnosed well before a child is 5 or 6 years old, and 95% of the time is diagnosed before the first year.
so there is a whole gammut of things for you to consider. however i cant imagine any doctor just saying you have pus pockets in the lungs and provide no other explanation or further treatment.
2006-06-23 14:58:01 · answer #1 · answered by gmillioni 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are describing empyema which is a collection of pus in the pleural space around the lung. This area is the cavity between the lung and the membrane or sack that holds it. Empyema is caused by an infection that spreads from the lung and leads to the accumulation of pus. This fluid can build up and put pressure on the lung causing shortness of breath and pain. Doctors can tell that a patient has empyema by looking at xrays and performing a thoracentesis where they actually pull out some of the infected fluid. Once they have the fluid they can perform a gram stain and culture to identify the bacterium. Treatment will be to cure the infection and to remove the pus from the lung. They will order antibiotics to control the infection. They may place a chest tube in to completely drain the pus. A surgeon may need to perform a decortication or peeling away the lining of the lung, if the lung does not expand properly. Treatment is usually successful and about the only complication would be a thickening of the plueral. I hope that your daughter gets better soon. I'd call her doctors and ask your questions to them for more specific information regarding her particular case.
2006-06-23 05:51:32 · answer #2 · answered by Chainsawmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pus In Lungs
2016-12-17 13:41:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pus Pockets
2016-09-29 04:11:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks you for all the help. I'm her daughter. I'm 25 years old and I've had Pneumonia 5 times in 6 months. All i know is that i have pus pockets in my left lung until i go see i specialist. But at the moment I'm still waiting for that app. I don't know if this info helps at all . Thanks for everything
2006-06-24 01:00:35 · answer #5 · answered by mistyblue6980 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lobar Pneumonia
2006-06-23 15:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your doctor for information packets and resources.
2006-06-23 05:45:14 · answer #7 · answered by mistystar0003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋