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Lung abscess can also be caused by the spread of other infections from the liver, abdominal cavity, or open chest wounds. Rarely, AIDS patients can develop lung abscess from Pneumocystis carinii and other organisms that take advantage of a weakened immune system. Lung abscess is usually slow to develop.
This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Abscess in our database from various sources. 1  Actinomycetales infection - organ abscesses. 2  Actinomycosis - abscess formation. 3  Bacteremia - abscesses.  Bacterial appendicitis - Abscess 1  formation. Bacterial infection.