Case Reports1 January 1958MAIN BRANCH PULMONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS WITH PULMONARY ABSCESS FORMATION: CASE REPORTBREWSTER C. DOUST, M.D., JAMES W. RATHE, M.D.BREWSTER C. DOUST, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES W. RATHE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-1-170 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAbscess formation in an area of infarction is an unusual complication of thrombosis of the pulmonary arteries. Ring and Bakke1 recently reported 21 cases of thrombosis of a main branch of the pulmonary artery, including seven cases with infarctions, only one of whom had an abscess. For this reason, reports of additional cases such as the one given here would appear to be of interest.CASE REPORTHistory:When first seen in 1944 the patient, a 49 year old white man, reported a cough of six months' duration and two weeks of pain in the right portion of his chest....Bibliography1. RingBakke AJR: Chronic massive pulmonary artery thrombosis, Ann. Int. Med. 43: 781-806, 1955. LinkGoogle Scholar2. KeatingBurkeyHellersteinFeil DRJNHKH: Chronic massive thrombosis of pulmonary arteries, Am. J. Roentgenol. 69: 208-220, 1953. Google Scholar3. BriggsCarlsonHouseworth GWHAJH: Superior vena cava obstruction with complete obstruction of the right main pulmonary artery, Am. Heart J. 48: 288-292, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Carroll D: Chronic obstruction of major pulmonary arteries, Am. J. Med. 9:175-185, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication December 17, 1956.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Brewster C. Doust, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, The Akron Clinic, 513 West Market Street, Akron 3, Ohio. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 January 1958Volume 48, Issue 1Page: 170-174KeywordsAbscessesDyspneaEmphysemaFibrosisInfarctionPatient advocacyPolycythemiaPulmonary arteriesThoraxThrombosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...