Is lung suppuration life-threatening?

Pulmonary suppuration, sometimes life-threatening, is purulent inflammation of the lungs. It is normally seen in septic pneumonia or lung abscess, either of which may cause the patient to show respiratory failure and shock-related complications. In this case, it may be life-threatening. For purulent inflammation of the lungs, in most cases, after anti-infection treatment, as well as other adjuvant treatment, the patient's condition can still be controlled. In addition, it is also necessary to note that lung abscess sometimes needs to be combined with fungal infection, and it also needs to be differentiated from lung cancer complicated with infection. If the anti-infective treatment effect is not good, special attention should be paid to identification, and even lung biopsy, bronchoscopy lung biopsy and other related examinations may be needed for further investigation.