lung abscess
MONDO:0000744Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names lung abscess yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000744), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: lung abscess
- Also called
- lung abscess (disease)