Primary pulmonary botryomycosis: a late complication of foreign body aspiration.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Primary pulmonary botryomycosis is a rare cause of haemoptysis and can enter the differential diagnosis of a mass on the plain chest radiograph. The case history is presented of a 63 year old man with botryomycosis which was initially thought to be a bronchial carcinoma. When the diagnosis was made several years later it was found to be secondary to persisting vegetable material in the bronchial tree following previous aspiration.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchi
- Foreign Bodies
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
- Lung Diseases