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Would Abscess Surrounded By Bowels Cause Shortness Of Breath?
I had a abscess surrounding by bowels and it caused me to be septic this summer and in the Spring had shortness of breathe. Abscess was surgically drained and I am on the mend. Could the shortness of breathe been a symptom as I have been experiencing shortness again?
Fri, 29 Apr 2016
Hi thanks for contacting HCM...
Noted you had abscess for which drainage done....
You had also history of septic..
Just now dyspnea present...
So chance of infection can be there...like lung abscess or pneumonia if fever and cough associated....
Chest x ray and pulmonary function test useful...
According to cause treatment done....
If excess stress then only dyspnea can occur.
Take care....
Dr.Parth
Noted you had abscess for which drainage done....
You had also history of septic..
Just now dyspnea present...
So chance of infection can be there...like lung abscess or pneumonia if fever and cough associated....
Chest x ray and pulmonary function test useful...
According to cause treatment done....
If excess stress then only dyspnea can occur.
Take care....
Dr.Parth
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