Our Experience on The Use of Dimexid (Dimethyl Sulfoxide) in The Effective management of Lung abscess

Abstract

A lung abscess is a localized area of pulmonar parenchymal necrosis caused by an infectious anism Primar lung abscesses occur in immunocompromised patients. Secondary lung abscesses occur in patients with an underlying pulmonary disease. Systemic broad spectrum antibiotics, pulmonary physiotherapy, postural drainage and interventional or surgical drainage and surgical pulmonary resection in selected cases, are main modalities in the management of lung abscesses. A distressing fact is the long course of recovery and complications encountered in the management of lung abscesses. Severe complications like massive haemoptysis, endobronchial spread, rupture into the pleural space, pyopneumothorax, empyema, broncho pleural fistula, septic shock and respiratory failure have been reduced with advances in treatment, as mentioned above. Dimexid Dimethyl Sulfoxide possesses strong anti inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant and antimicrobial actions it changes the sensitivity of microflora resistant to antibiotics.