26 February 2026
: Case report 
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches to Pediatric Pulmonary Abscess: A Case Report
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Rare disease
Jhon Camacho-Cruz
ABCDEFG 1,2*, María Victoria Alfonso-Hernández ABCDEFG 2, Marieta Arjona-Quintero ABCDEFG 2, William Ricardo Bachiller-Tuta CDEFG 1, Maria Luisa Beltran-Echeverry ABCDEFG 3
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949272
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949272
Figure 2 Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the chest (coronal and sagittal views). An oval, multiloculated, heterogeneous collection with well-circumscribed margins and air–fluid levels is evident throughout the right upper lobe. The lesion measures 70×53×42 mm (approximate volume, 81 mL) and demonstrates wall enhancement after contrast administration; its maximal wall thickness is 3.2 mm, consistent with a pulmonary abscess. A moderate right-sided empyema is also present.