With standardized treatment, most patients generally return to normal temperature within 10 days, and cough and sputum disappear in about 12 weeks.
The main symptoms of lung abscess are high fever, cough and sputum. Under the treatment of reasonable choice of antibiotics and timely drainage of pus, the body temperature usually drops to normal within 3-10 days; the use of antibacterial drugs usually takes 8-12 weeks, at this time, most of the patients can be seen in the chest X-ray pus cavity disappeared or significantly reduced, inflammation disappeared, coughing, coughing and sputum symptoms are significantly relieved.
Some patients, due to immunocompromised, untimely diagnosis or other primary diseases, may have lung abscess for more than 3 months and the abscess cavity still does not disappear, which requires surgical treatment. At this time, recurrent fever, cough, sputum, chest pain and other symptoms may occur, which requires combined medical and surgical treatments, and the time of symptomatic relief needs to be determined by the condition.
The treatment of lung abscess is mainly based on anti-infection and drainage of pus, which requires the doctor to choose the diagnosis and treatment plan according to the cause of the disease and the patient’s individual situation, so the time of symptomatic relief can not be generalized.